DENT 251 - Dental Hygiene Clinic Seminar II

(Summer Only)

Introduces the dental hygiene student to the oral needs of the following: the patient with a neurodevelopmental disorder, the patient with a disability, the patient with a history of substance abuse, the patient with psychiatric disorders, the geriatric patient, the pregnant patient, the patient with cardiovascular disease, and the cleft lip/palate patient. The role of interprofessional collaboration is discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the recall/maintenance phase of dental hygiene care. In addition, the topics of margination/overhang removal and hypersensitivity will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): C or better in DENT 250. (PCS 1.2, 2 credit hours - 2 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)