A course designed to introduce the dental hygiene student to the profession of dental hygiene, theories and rationales for basic dental hygiene care procedures and prevention of disease, ethical principles, infection control, risk factors for oral disease and treatment planning. Practical application of fundamental concepts and skills are applied in the clinical setting on student partners with emphasis on workplace safety, hazards management, ergonomics, assessment and instrumentation. This course is subject to a course fee.
Prerequisites
| The following courses must be taken prior to this course |
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| MAT 080 - Fundamentals of Mathematics, or MAT 011 - Beginning Algebra, or MAT 011B - Beginning Algebra with Review of Arithmetic with a minimum grade of C |
| Official Final High School Transcript or GED Transcript |
| High School Chemistry or CHE 121 - General Chemistry - Inorganic (or higher) within 5 years with a minimum grade of C |
| BIO 131 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I, BIO 132 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II, and BIO 140 - Microbiology and Immunology within 5 years with a minimum grade of B in one course, with a minimum grade of C in the 2nd and 3rd courses. Must be completed within two attempts. |
| ENG 101 - English Composition I with a minimum grade of C |
| ESW 206 - Basic Nutrition with a minimum grade of C |
| TEAS® Comprehensive Score of 50 or higher and TEAS® Reading Comprehensive Score of 75 (or higher) withing 3 years. Must be completed within 2 attempts. See the TEAS® Information Packet. Please note there is a fee for the TEAS®. |
Corequisites
| The following courses must be taken along side this course |
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| DHG 111 - Dental Anatomy |
| DHG 155 - Dental Radiology |
Sections
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2024 Fall Semester - 15 Week Sections
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Blue Bell
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