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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.



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