Course Description

This course focuses on periodontal diseases and their relevance for the dental hygienist. A review of the anatomy and structures of the periodontium is included. A thorough analysis and application of the clinical dental hygiene diagnosis is provided. Emphasis is placed on the etiology, systemic correlation, clinical and radiographic assessment, diagnosis and classification, treatment planning, treatment evaluation, periodontal maintenance and surgical and non-surgical treatment procedures of periodontal diseases. (3 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 251:

The course description is changing to: This course focuses on periodontal diseases and their relevance for the dental hygienist. A review of the anatomy and structures of the periodontium is included. A thorough analysis and application of the clinical dental hygiene diagnosis is provided. Emphasis is placed on the etiology, systemic correlation, clinical and radiographic assessment, diagnosis and classification, treatment planning, treatment evaluation, periodontal maintenance and surgical and non-surgical treatment procedures of periodontal diseases. (3 lecture hours/week)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program, DHYG 133, DHYG 171 and corequisites DHYG 201, DHYG 221, and DHYG 240.
Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.