NWCCD 2020-21 Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
NWCCD 2020-21 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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DHYG 3250 - Clinical Seminar III


This course prepares the dental hygiene student to make the transition from an educational setting to private practice.  Focus is on applying, synthesizing, and transferring clinical and didactic knowledge to clinical and ethical decision-making.  Students will be engaged in problem-based case studies, application of motivational theories, and analysis of evidence-based research.

Credits: 2

Prerequisites:
Sequence of course work is established by the Dental Hygiene Program.

Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of DHYG 3250 Clinic Seminar III , the student will:

  1. Apply the elements of clinical reasoning to a problem-based clinical case study.
  2. Evaluate behavior modification models and motivational theories.
  3. Apply the appropriate motivation/behavioral change theory based on a clinical case from Clinic II or III.
  4. Establish realistic outcomes for client change based on a clinical case from Clinic III.
  5. Apply the role of evidence-based decision making to clinical practice.
  6. Differentiate between clinical and statistical significance.
  7. Identify inferences and assumptions related to an assigned research article.
  8. Analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to reliability and validity of an assigned research study.
  9. Evaluate three articles related to a PICO (patient/problem, information, comparison, and outcomes) question about a clinical issue, product or strategy.
  10. Draw conclusions in arriving at an evidence-based decision regarding the PICO question and research.
  11. Present comparative research to faculty, peers and professional colleagues.




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