DH 110 — C Clinical Dental Hygiene 7 Units
Term hours: 36 lecture and 54 laboratory and 216 clinical hours. This is the second in a series of four courses designed to prepare the student for clinical dental hygiene process of care. Emphasis is placed on perfecting oral inspection and medical/dental health history documentation, and developing dental hygiene process of care treatment plans, and electronic charting. Additional course content includes: introduction to universal and Gracey curette instrumentation, sickle scaler, sharpening techniques, root debridement techniques, oral and subgingival irrigation, gingival curettage, introduction to ultrasonic instrumentation, AIRFLOW, root desensitizing, ACTEON camera, Enterprise dental software. Clinical skills will be demonstrated and evaluated on clinical patients appointed in the Cypress College Dental Hygiene Clinic. Materials Fee $149-Payable at Registration (CSU).