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DHYG 4414: Dental Hygiene Care 4
Effective date
September 2024
Department
Dental Hygiene
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course enables learners to integrate advanced knowledge and skills in clinical therapy, radiographic analysis, pathological findings and the determinants of health into evidence-informed dental hygiene practice for clients with diverse needs across the lifespan.
Credits
8.0
Year of study
3rd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DHYG 3314.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Integrate principles of radiographic imaging, radiation protection strategies and risk management for clients in the provision of dental hygiene care.
- Integrate supplemental radiographic techniques and alternative imaging in the provision of dental hygiene care.
- Integrate radiographic interpretation findings into dental hygiene care.
- Integrate behavioural, biological, and oral sciences into evidence-informed dental hygiene care for the promotion of wellness for clients with diverse needs across the lifespan.
- Present an analysis of the ADPIE process and outcomes of care for clients that reflect critical thinking and evidence-informed decision making.
- Integrate case presentation strategies into dental hygiene practice.
- Examine the role of inter-professional practice and advocacy in providing dental hygiene care for individuals with diverse needs.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 115
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 15
Total Hours: 130
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 15
Total Hours: 130
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies include cooperative learning group activities, lectures, online activities, case based learning, and clinical simulations.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C *and successful completion of clinical evaluations
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Radiographic imaging activities (S or U) |
|
Project |
25 |
Analysis of care for individuals with diverse needs |
|
Project |
30 |
Client Case Analysis |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
Written examination |
|
Clinical Examination |
20 |
Rad OSCE *must achieve 60% to pass the course |
Course topics
- Radiology principles and application of dental imaging techniques
- Dental photography techniques
- Oral care considerations for clients with diverse needs - care for clients with head and neck cancer
- Determinants of health and advocacy in provision of care for clients with complex needs
- Promote wellness - preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks
- Evaluate standards of dental hygiene practice and relate to outcomes of care
- Inter-professional practice
- Case study presentation strategies
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.