DH 101 - Dental Hygiene Theory I

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

Successful admittance to the Dental Hygiene program.

Course Description: Introduces the dental hygiene profession, fundamentals, concepts and processes to the student. Introduces evidence-based research to sustain health behaviors, while applying it legally and ethically.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1 Describe and discuss the legal standards that govern the practice of dental hygiene.
CLO#2 Recognize, analyze and classify terms in the dental hygiene profession.
CLO#3 Identify and compare the different uses for evidence-based research, and implementation of the research.
CLO#4 Describe Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the dental hygienist role in the patient’s whole-body health.
CLO#5 Demonstrate the therapeutic communication techniques. (ILO: Communication)

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A state required minimum of (40) and a standard RCC deliver of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.