Course Description

This clinical course focuses on the dental hygiene student building on prior experience in providing comprehensive dental hygiene treatment. Increased opportunity for treating clients with moderate to severe periodontal disease for different age groups (child, adolescent, adult and geriatric) as well as those with complex medical and pharmacological histories is introduced. Students gain experience in applying advanced strategies in assessment, care planning, oral health education, and instrumentation. Student directed judgment and relating theory to the clinical component of dental hygiene education are emphasized. (180 total clinic hours/semester) 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 221:

The course description is changing to: This clinical course focuses on the dental hygiene student building on prior experience in providing comprehensive dental hygiene treatment. Increased opportunity for treating clients with moderate to severe periodontal disease for different age groups (child, adolescent, adult and geriatric) as well as those with complex medical and pharmacological histories is introduced. Students gain experience in applying advanced strategies in assessment, care planning, oral health education, and instrumentation. Student directed judgment and relating theory to the clinical component of dental hygiene education are emphasized. (180 total clinic hours/semester)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program, DHYG 133, DHYG 171 and corequisites DHYG 201, DHYG 240, and DHYG 251
Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.