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Apr 24, 2024
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DHYG 2420 - Clinical Seminar I
This course provides continued preparation for clinical experience through instruction in the interpretation of client assessment data, and designing dental hygiene care for clients across the lifespan and those who are medically compromised.
Credits: 2
Instructional Method Lecture
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of DHYG 2300 Preclinical Dental Hygiene, the student will:
- render emergency care centered on problem-based case scenarios.
- apply the dental hygiene process of care model to plan for patients who are medically compromised or may have physical, sensory, mental, substance abuse, or emotional disabilities or disorders.
- apply ethical and legal principles to problem-based case scenarios.
- analyze communication methods for special needs patients across the lifespan.
- identify the etiologic and epidemiologic characteristics of diseases/conditions.
- describe the oral management (prevention and treatment) of patients with special needs.
- incorporate behavior change theory into planning patient education including oral self-care modification for patients with special needs.
- demonstrate appropriate oral health armamentarium for the special needs patient.
- design a dental hygiene care plan for a patient who is medically compromised or has a physical, sensory, mental, substance abuse, or emotional disability or disorder.
- assess one’s professional attitudes, values and commitment to providing oral health care to special needs patients.
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