This course is designed to provide learners with theoretical knowledge required for novice clinical dental hygiene practice. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention and control, client assessment, instrumentation skills, preventive dentistry, and radiology. Instructional strategies such as laboratory and clinical work are utilized to support learning.
Prerequisites
Course type
This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.
- Management of the practice environment, including physical and microbial aspects
- Dental ergonomics and surgical magnification
- Instrumentation principles
- Clinical assessments, including records management and annotations of the following: health history, vital signs, head & neck, intra-oral soft tissue, periodontal, dental, and occlusal examinations
- Introduction to the dental hygiene scope of practice with respect to radiography
- Principles of radiology, dental radiography, radiation safety, and bitewing and periapical dental imaging techniques.
- Preventive oral self-care strategies
Course schedules
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How to take this course
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.