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DEH 1800 - Dental Hygiene I


Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene program and completion of the program’s semester one and two core courses, with a C or better. 
 
Corequisite(s): DEH 1800L  
Continuation of DEH 1002  with emphasis on health promotion and preventive oral hygiene techniques and procedures. Topics include instrument sharpening, medical and dental emergencies, patient management, communication, and motivation, abuse and neglect, disease prevention strategies, dental hygiene care planning, dental charting, patient anxiety control and an introduction to patient assessment and case building, cultural diversity in patient care, oral malodor, and introduction to ultrasonics.
Semester Hours: 2 credit hours
Semester Offered: Spring
Fees: None
Course Designations: AS only


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