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DHYG 2224: Clinical Practice 1
Effective date
January 2022
Department
Dental Hygiene
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course will provide the learner with the opportunity to build on foundational knowledge and continue to develop psychomotor skills while providing clinical dental hygiene services to clients and practicing as a member of an oral health team. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of evidence-based decision making into dental hygiene practice, which includes the recognition of client values and the influence of social determinants of health on oral and general health. Learners provide dental hygiene care for clients from a novice to a beginner level by the end of the course.
This course is part of the full time Dental Hygiene Diploma program.
Credits
8.5
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DHYG 2124.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Provide dental hygiene services and coordinate a safe, ethical clinical practice environment for clients and team members.
- Provide interceptive, therapeutic and preventive clinical therapy incorporating the process of dental hygiene care.
- Apply appropriate health promotion strategies and interventions as an oral health educator and client advocate recognizing the influence of the social determinants of health.
- Integrate pertinent foundation knowledge and take responsibility for decisions and actions that reflect critical thinking and problem solving 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.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 255
Total Hours: 255
Total Hours: 255
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies include experiential learning through clinical demonstrations, the provision of dental hygiene services, student partner work, self-assessment, and self-reflection on clinical performance.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S *all clinical evaluations must be successfully completed to pass the course
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Perform a Dental Hygiene Care Plan case presentation per rubric |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Provide therapeutic debridement therapy per rubric |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Produce and assess 2 diagnostically valuable full mouth surveys of dental images per rubrics |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Formative quality assurance checks per rubric |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Fabricate and deliver a sports mouth guard per rubric |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Administer local anesthesia per rubric |
|
Clinical Examination |
S |
Promote oral self-care per rubric |
Course topics
- Management of the clinical practice environment.
- Dental hygiene care planning using the Process of Dental Hygiene Care model (ADPIE) and in compliance with Dental Hygiene Regulation, Code of Ethics, and regulatory practice standards.
- Interceptive, therapeutic, and preventive therapies such as polishing, fluoride, power debridement, local anesthesia, mouth guards, and FMS dental imaging.
- Implement health promotion and educational principles and strategies.
- Provision of dental hygiene services.
- Collaborate as a member of an oral health care team.
- Evaluation of dental hygiene care using practice standards and codes of ethics.
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.