DHYG 211 025 Class Dates & Times

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Course Description

This course presents professional dental hygiene topics from a historical, economic, legal/ethical, global, political, social, interdisciplinary and multicultural framework. Students will investigate current issues in the field of dental hygiene education, examine ethical and legal concerns in the practice of dental hygiene, and explore the accelerating need for access to care. Students will develop solutions which could be used to influence organizational, institutional, and governmental decisions impacting oral health care. Dental hygiene rules and regulations of the state's dental practice act are examined with reference to the regulatory agencies, current legislation and making application for licensure. Students make preparation for acquisition of employment with the construction of a resume and practicing interview skills. (2 lecture hours/week) Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program.
Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.

Effective 2024 Fall Semester, the following will be changing for DHYG 211:

The course description is changing to: This course presents professional dental hygiene topics from a historical, economic, legal/ethical, global, political, social, interdisciplinary and multicultural framework. Students will investigate current issues in the field of dental hygiene education, examine ethical and legal concerns in the practice of dental hygiene, and explore the accelerating need for access to care. Students will develop solutions which could be used to influence organizational, institutional, and governmental decisions impacting oral health care. Dental hygiene rules and regulations of the state's dental practice act are examined with reference to the regulatory agencies, current legislation and making application for licensure. Students make preparation for acquisition of employment with the construction of a resume and practicing interview skills. (2 lecture hours/week)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program, DHYG 201, DHYG 221, DHYG 240, DHYG 251 and corequisites DHYG 212, DHYG 222 and DHYG 242.
Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.

Textbooks

Bookstores are located on the Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses.

Registration Information

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Contact Information

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Contact this course's academic department. Be sure to mention the course number: DHYG 211 025