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DHYG 2114: Dental Hygiene Care 1
Effective date
September 2024
Department
Dental Hygiene
School
Health Sciences
Description
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.
Credits
7.5
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the primary routes of microbial transmission and accepted standards for safety and infection prevention and control.
- Describe principles of clinical instrumentation skills associated with clinical dental hygiene services.
- Explain clinical assessments important to dental hygiene services.
- Explain the dental hygienist's role in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
- Describe appropriate use of preventive oral self-care aids and therapeutic agents.
- Explain principles of radiology, dental radiography, and radiation safety procedures.
- Perform accurate clinical annotations and records management in accordance with regulatory practice standards.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 87
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 54
Total Hours: 141
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 54
Total Hours: 141
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies utilized to support learning include lecture, cooperative learning group discussion, small group demonstrations, laboratory, and clinical work.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Exam |
30 |
Cumulative Midterm Exam |
|
Exam |
35 |
Cumulative Final Exam |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Clinical annotations quiz |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Clinical case scenario quiz |
|
Project |
15 |
Self-care products presentation |
Course topics
- 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
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.