Dental Hygiene Practice 3 (DHYG 3504)

This course enables students to further synthesize and apply knowledge, skills, beliefs and attitudes in the provision of dental hygiene care while working as members of oral health and interprofessional teams. Learners will integrate critical thinking and decision making throughout the dental hygiene process of care to meet the needs of clients through the life stages, including clients with diverse and medically complex needs. The focus is on oral health education, health promotion, disease prevention and clinical therapy to enable people to achieve optimal oral health and overall health and wellness.