DHY 252 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III
provides advanced experience in delivering comprehensive dental hygiene care in both clinical and community settings. Students integrate advanced clinical skills, including periodontal instrumentation, adjunctive therapies, and the use of dental materials into patient treatment. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive patient assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based decision making, and the management of complex cases. Students will also develop proficiency in specialized techniques such as air polishing, power instrumentation, application of desensitizing agents, impression taking, study model fabrication, and tobacco cessation counseling. Prerequisites: DHY 172 and DHY 273 with minimum grades of "C", and Reading Proficiency Corequisites: DHY 250 , DHY 257 , DHY 258 , and DHY 259
Prerequisites: DHY 172, DHY 273