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Dental HygieneCredits
Didactic and clinical study of etiology, diagnosis, preventive and therapeutic procedures involved with periodontal disease.
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This course is designed to prepare the dental hygiene student in the use of new technologies in the modern dental office.
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The final clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on preparing for the transition from dental hygiene student to practitioner.
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This course focuses on preparing dental hygiene students to articulate into the professional workforce. Emphasis is placed on resume writing, interviewing skills, and career options.
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This course is designed to introduce students to their roles and responsibilities as educators and resource persons by promoting optimal oral health at the community level.
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The course is designed to provide the dental hygiene practitioner with a survey of common medical disorders that may be encountered in a dental practice. The medical problems are organized to provide a brief overview of the basic disease process, etiology, incidence, prevalence, behavior characteristics, medications and oral manifestations commonly presented by the dental patients. As a result of the accumulation of evidence based research, the dental hygiene practitioner will be provided with an understanding of the disease, recognize the severity of the common medical disorders and make a dental management decision providing the patient with the highest possible level of oral health.
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The first of two clinical courses designed to utilize the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation process in a community based setting. This course will address efforts to reduce incidence and severity of oral diseases resulting in improved access to community oral health in complex cases.
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This is the second of two clinical courses designed to utilize the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation process in a community based setting. This course will address efforts to reduce incidence and severity of oral diseases resulting in improved access to community oral health in complex cases.
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Identify clinical skills and knowledge needed to improve effectiveness as a dental hygienist. Areas addressed: ultrasonic implementation using multiple types of devices, risk factor analysis, comprehensive treatment planning, Periscope (endoscope), carbide/diamond files, advanced instrumentation techniques, patient management, case presentation.
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Topics included but not be limited to: advanced practice models to expand oral health services, including restorative procedures; counseling regarding smoking cessation; recent medical advances in the field of dentistry and legal and policy issues currently impacting dental hygiene.
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Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the impact of emerging dental technology. Topics include dental practice software management, digital radiography, intro-oral cameras, patient education software, lasers in dentistry, and internet information sources for both practitioners and patients.
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Leadership preparation in the delivery of oral health care in the public health model. Emphasis will be placed on defining oral health problems and solutions, community planning, implementation and evaluation based on the oral health objectives of Healthy People 2010.
Leadership preparation in the delivery of oral health care in the public health model. Emphasis will be placed on defining oral health problems and solutions, community planning, implementation and evaluation based on the oral health objectives of Healthy People 2010.
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- Writing Intensive
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Examines educational methods needed for effective dental hygiene instruction. Topics addressed within this course will include learner and context analysis, performance objectives, assessment instruments, instructional strategies, formative and summative evaluations. Emphasis will be placed on competency based instruction.
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The purpose of this course is to introduce students to first hand experience in providing dental hygiene services through a study abroad opportunity. This course centers on an international week long service learning project in a foreign country. Most of our time and effort will be spent providing dental hygiene treatment. This course will also address ethics, cultural issues, standard of care issues, as well as challenges in providing dental hygiene care in a foreign country.
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- Diverse Cultures - Gold
This course provides a framework for comprehensive patient-centered care using the Human Needs Conceptual Model to prevent oral disease and to promote health and wellness.
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Combines the sciences and knowledge in the discipline of dental hygiene that permits systhesis and application of periodontal treatment techniques. Surgical and aggressive management of medically compromised periodontal patients will be addressed in this course.
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Students will discover research and writing careers for dental hygienists. Course will provide awareness of the American Dental Hygienists' Association research agenda. Various research methods will be explored and students will develop skills related to locating and evaluating scientific literature to make evidence-based decisions. Professional writing skills will be developed throughout the course.
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- Writing Intensive
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Demonstration of oral health delivery in community based clinics embracing oral health promotion efforts as a methodology. Increasing demand for care, dental services and prevention resulting in reduction of oral diseases and improved community oral health.
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- DHYG 444
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Applies content from Principles of Educational Methods to support the role of dental hygiene educator in didactic and clinical instruction. Active participation in course design, delivery and evaluation in classroom, on-line or clinical format with emphasis on competency based instruction.
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- DHYG 445
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This course is designed to facilitate critical thinking skills related to drugs used in dentistry and medicine with emphasis placed on the impact of the dental hygiene diagnosis.
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Students will learn the characteristics of direct restorative materials. In a laboratory settings on typodont, students will place, contour, and adjust direct restorative materials. This is the first course in a series.
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- DHYG 322, DHYG 326
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Students work on patients in a clinical setting to place, contour, and adjust direct restorative materials in accordance with MN Statute. This is the second course in a series.
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- DHYG 322, DHYG 326, DHYG 460
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This course is the final clinical course in a series of courses in which students gain clinical proficiency by completing required patient experiences and final clinical test to fulfill State of Minnesota requirements to earn a certificate in restorative functions.
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- DHYG 322, DHYG 326, DHYG 460, DHYG 461
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Independent individual study is only offered for currently enrolled dental hygiene students admitted to the program. Requires special permission from department chair to register for course.