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DHYG 3324: Clinical Practice 2
Effective date
September 2025
Department
Dental Hygiene
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course provides learners the opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective person-centered dental hygiene care for diverse people across the life span. Participating as members of the health care team, students will foster communication and collaboration abilities to support culturally safe and relevant care. The provision of clinical dental hygiene services for people with diverse needs, while integrating client values and the influence of determinants of health, and managing a professional presence, will enable learners to progress from a supported beginner to meeting basic competency by the end of this course.
Credits
6.5
Year of study
3rd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DHYG 2224.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behaviour through accountability for actions, and integration of ethical standards and professional responsibilities into practice.
- Apply culturally relevant health promotion strategies and interventions as an oral health educator and client advocate addressing the influence of the determinants of health and health inequities.
- Take responsibility for decisions and actions that reflect critical thinking and evidence-informed decision making within a clinical practice environment.
- Communicate clearly and accurately in written, verbal, electronic and visual forms with individuals regarding oral and general health issues.
- Collaborate as a member of an oral health care team and with other health care professionals to provide oral health services to improve the health and well-being of clients.
- Participate in managing own professional practice by fulfilling administrative responsibilities and integrating legislative and professional responsibilities.
- Provide preventive, therapeutic and supportive dental hygiene care in varied practice settings for diverse people across the lifespan to support comprehensive person-centred care.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 195
Total Hours: 195
Total Hours: 195
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies include hands-on experiential learning, small group work and presentations, and simulation.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S *all clinical evaluations must be completed satisfactorily to pass the course
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Clinical progress evaluations |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Diagnose and plan treatment for dental hygiene services |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Provide therapeutic debridement therapy |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Produce and assess a full mouth survey of dental images |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Re-contour a dental amalgam |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Administer local anesthesia |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Provide peer assessment |
Course topics
- Clinical dental hygiene services for clients with diverse needs; advanced clinical therapies
- Health promotion, educational strategies and determinants of health for person centered care for clients with diversehealth needs across the lifespan
- Collaboration and communication strategies related to inter-professional teams and client advocacy in the delivery of person centered care
- Application of dental imaging theory
Learning resources
Course resource information will be supplied by the department/instructor.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.