DENH 1080 - Dental Hygiene Principles II

1. Comprehensive patient assessment and charting
2. Cardiovascular diseases
3. Oral piercing
4. Family abuse and neglect
5. Evidence-based decision-making
6. Dental hygiene diagnosis
7. Case study development
8. Literature review
9. Life stages
10. Anticipatory guidance
11. Emergency management
12. Diabetes
13. Edentulous patients
14. Respiratory diseases
15. Blood disorders
16. Patients who use tobacco
17. Patients with cancer
18. Patients with disabilities
19. Physical impairments
20. Seizure disorders
21. Mental disorders
22. Substance abuse
23. Hypersensitivity
24. Cleft lip and/or palate
25. Oral and maxillofacial surgery patients
26. Pregnant patients

1. summarize the elements of comprehensive patient assessment and charting.
2. develop a dental hygiene diagnosis.
3. construct a dental hygiene treatment plan that is based on the dental hygiene assessment, problem list, and dental hygiene diagnosis.
4. describe appropriate dental hygiene care for patients throughout the life cycle.
5. discuss anticipatory guidance strategies appropriate to a patient’s needs.
6. analyze a dental hygiene case study.
7. discuss modifications of dental hygiene care for patients with special health care needs.
8. identify societal trends in oral health care.
9. discuss the relationship between oral and systemic health.
10. recognize reporting requirements and responsibilities for a dental hygienist.
11. prepare a scientific literature review paper based on evidence-based decision-making principles.

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