DHYG-150 Dental Hygiene Theory and Clinic II
This course emphasizes advanced instrumentation technique and supportive dental hygiene therapy. Students will enhance and refine instrumentation techniques to a competent level. This course will provide instruction on the removal of hard and soft deposits, patient assessment, treatment planning, dental hygiene diagnosis, monitoring of nitrous oxide, and oxygen sedation. Students will conduct health services on patient volunteers under direct supervision of a supervising dentist.
Hours Weekly
3 hours theory, 8 hours clinical weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Complete dental charting, applying Black’s classification of dental caries and
restorations. - 2. Interpret dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft
and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index. - 3. Define the disease of dental caries, process of demineralization and remineralization, key
disease indicators, and risk factors. - 4. Identify six objective parameters of the periodontal assessment and evaluate radiographs
for signs of periodontal disease. - 5. Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support
various dental hygiene diagnoses. - 6. Differentiate between manual and power toothbrushes, tooth brushing methods,
dentifrices, appropriate use and indications for self-care devices designed to remove or
reduce interdental and subgingival plaque biofilm based on efficacy, client need, and
preferences. - 7. Discuss mechanized instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy
and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation,
compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and sonic instrumentation;
indications and contraindications. - 8. Differentiate among oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal
maintenance therapy. - 9. Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes
available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic
interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal
therapy. - 10. Explain goal and rationale for selective polishing, effects of rubber-cup and air polishing
on teeth, gingiva, restorative materials, and a variety of stain removal and management
interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each. - 11. Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and
medical health history and identify need for medical consultation to develop an
individualized dental hygiene care plan. - 12. Complete patient competencies for all required patient types. (Patient types may include
Class I, Class II, pediatric, periodontal).
Course Objectives
- 1. Complete dental charting, applying Black’s classification of dental caries and
restorations. - 2. Interpret dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft
and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index. - 3. Define the disease of dental caries, process of demineralization and remineralization, key
disease indicators, and risk factors. - 4. Identify six objective parameters of the periodontal assessment and evaluate radiographs
for signs of periodontal disease. - 5. Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support
various dental hygiene diagnoses. - 6. Differentiate between manual and power toothbrushes, tooth brushing methods,
dentifrices, appropriate use and indications for self-care devices designed to remove or
reduce interdental and subgingival plaque biofilm based on efficacy, client need, and
preferences. - 7. Discuss mechanized instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy
and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation,
compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and sonic instrumentation;
indications and contraindications. - 8. Differentiate among oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal
maintenance therapy. - 9. Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes
available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic
interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal
therapy. - 10. Explain goal and rationale for selective polishing, effects of rubber-cup and air polishing
on teeth, gingiva, restorative materials, and a variety of stain removal and management
interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each. - 11. Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and
medical health history and identify need for medical consultation to develop an
individualized dental hygiene care plan. - 12. Complete patient competencies for all required patient types. (Patient types may include
Class I, Class II, pediatric, periodontal).