DENH 1040 - Dental Hygiene Principles I

1. History of Dental Hygiene
2. Dental Hygiene Process of Care (A.D.P.I.E.)
3. Patient Assessment including:
   1. Health history
   2. Health status
   3. Oral hygiene status
   4. Charting the dentition
   5. Caries risk assessment
   6. Periodontal condition
   7. Occlusion/TMJ/ orthodontics
   8. Intra and extra oral exam
   9. Oral hygiene indexes of plaque and bleeding on provocation
4. Student Clinic Manual
5. Cariology
6. Patient education and counseling
   1. Principles of behavior modification
   2. Health promotion and disease prevention
   3. Use of oral health devices and products
7. Legal aspects of dental hygiene practice; training related to:
   1. HIPAA
   2. Infection control
   3. Patients¿ rights
   4. Documentation of the patient record
8. Introduction to cultural competency and health literacy
9. Documentation and management of the dental patients’ record
10. Evidence-based decision-making

1. discuss the theory of dental hygiene.
2. describe the history of dental hygiene and current roles in the profession of dental hygiene.
3. identify infection control practices as define by OSHA and the CDC.
4. discuss each element of comprehensive patient assessment.
5. discuss the dental hygienist’s role in health promotion and disease prevention.
6. compare preventive dentistry products and techniques.
7. recognize appropriate management and legal requirements of the patient record.
8. select appropriate dental hygiene strategies based on patient characteristics.
9. create a dental hygiene clinic manual for reference and guidance in the clinical setting.
10. discuss evidence-based decision-making.
11. discuss the influence of culture and health literacy in health care practices.
12. demonstrate cultural competency in dental hygiene practice.

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