DHY 123 — Dental Hygiene Clinic I
Introduces dental hygiene practice providing patient care in the clinic setting. Provides a transition from the pre-clinic setting to provision of patient care with exposure to the culture of clinical dental hygiene. Emphasis on the dental hygiene process of care and instrumentation techniques. Comprehensive care provided for simple patient classifications. Students begin to apply knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical skills introduced in previously completed dental hygiene courses. Clinical performance is evaluated through demonstration of skill acquisition at designated level of competency. Prerequisite: DHY 101 , DHY 105 , and DHY 106 with grades of C or better. Corequisite: DHY 121 and DHY 125 .
Prerequisites: DHY 101, DHY 105, DHY 106