DHYG 3330 - Dental Hygiene Concepts III with Laboratory

Prerequisites: DHYG 2215, DHYG 2240, DHYG 3327. This course is a continuation of the lecture and clinical course sequence. Clinically, students treat patients with a broader scope of oral and systemic disease, while incorporating patient radiographs into individualized dental hygiene treatment plans. Content emphasis is placed on power instrumentation; periodontal instrumentation and application; clinical introduction of adjunctive therapies; application of desensitizing agents, topical and subgingival anesthesia, and delivery of subgingival irrigation agents; in-depth application of medical history questionnaire; and nutrition and its impact on the oral cavity. Clinical laboratory fee. 3 credits.