Chabot College Fall 2006
Course Outline for Dental Hygiene 80B
ADVANCED CLINICAL TOPICS
Catalog Description:
80B - Advanced Clinical Topics 1 unit
Development of skills and knowledge in dental hygiene therapy and disease control with emphasis on comprehensive patient care. Prerequisite: Dental Hygiene 80A (completed with a grade of C or higher). Corequisite: Dental Hygiene 81B, 82B and 83. 1 hour.
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
1. describe and recognize characteristics of the child dental patient, the adolescent patient, the geriatric patient and patients with contagious diseases;
2. list objectives and define techniques for applying of pit and fissure sealants for dental caries control;
3. list rationale and techniques for a variety of topical fluoride applications for a variety of patients;
4. describe rationale and techniques for utilizing power scaling;
5. utilize the intra-oral and extra-oral cameras as part of a case documentation;
6. identify and describe the role of the hygienist in preventive dental caries control;
7. describe the rationale for treatment planning and the role of the hygienist in advanced periodontal therapy;
8. develop and present a case documentation for a periodontally involved patient.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. perform nutritional counseling for prevention of dental disease utilizing dietary analysis;
2. describe and utilize the team approach to preventive dentistry;
3. describe techniques of tooth desensitization;
4. describe the procedures for margination and polishing amalgam restoration, listing indications and precautions;
5. describe the types of chemotherapeutic agents used in dentistry, techniques and limitations of their uses;
6. define self-evaluation for student ergonomics and prevention of occupational risks;
7. describe systems of dental hygiene recall;
8. describe procedures, benefits and limitations of the Air-Jet and Cavi-Med in the clinical situation;
9. describe the contributing factors in disease development;
10. describe comprehensive dental hygiene therapy planning and treatment;
11. describe the techniques for the care and maintenance of dental implants;
12. develop and present a case documentation for a periodontally involved patient which involves a nutritional analysis.
Course Content:
1. Nutritional counseling for caries control
2. The team approach to preventive dentistry
3. Tooth desensitization
4. Margination and polishing amalgam restorations
5. Contributing factors in disease development
6. Use of chemotherapeutic agents
7. Comprehensive dental hygiene therapy
8. Ergonomics and occupational risks
Chabot College
Course Outline for Dental Hygiene 80B, Page 2
Fall 2006
Course Content continued:
9. Systems of Dental Hygiene recall
10. Use of the Air-Jet Polisher
11. Use of the Cavi-Med
12. Safety in the workplace
13. Care and maintenance of dental implants.
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture
2. Demonstration
3. Discussion
4. Guest lecturer
5. Case studies
6. Audiovisual aids
7. Role playing
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Write a nutritional analysis report for a clinical patient
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Quizzes
b. Written midterm and final examination
Textbook(s)(Typical):
Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, Darby & Walsh, 2003 or most recent edition
Concepts, Cases, and Competencies, Daniel & Harfst, Mosby, 2002 or most current edition
Davis’ Guide for Nursing, Deglin & Vallerand, FA Davis Corp, 2004 or most current edition
Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, Saunders, 2002 or most recent edition
Mosby’s Dental Drug Guide Reference, Gage & Pickett, C.V. Mosby, 2004 or most current edition
Periodontal Instrumentation, Pattison & Pattison, Pierson, 1992 or most current edition
Special Student Materials:
None
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