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DHY 126: Periodontology

This course is designed to present normal periodontal structures and an analysis and correlation of etiology, assessment, immunology, clinical and radiographic diagnosis, treatment planning, prognosis and therapy of periodontal diseases. Emphasis is...

DHY 128: Pharmacology/Medical Emergencies

This course is designed to study pharmacology as it relates to the practice of dentistry. Drugs and anesthetics are addressed including composition, indications, contraindications, mechanism of action, dosages, modes of administration, and side effects...

DHY 130: Biological Chemistry and Applied Nutrition

This course presents the biochemical aspects of nutrition and an overview of organic chemistry as applied to the practice of dental hygiene. Included are basic principles of nutrition, knowledge of the principle nutrients in foods and their utilization by...

DHY 134: Dental Hygiene Theory III

This course is designed to continue to advance student's knowledge base as it applies to patient care.  Emphasis is placed on the dental hygiene treatment of medically compromised and special needs patients.  The theory of dental hypersensitivity will be...

DHY 216: Dental Research

This course is designed to provide a study of the dental research process including problem identification, literature review, research design, data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation of results and presentation of findings. This course...

DHY 132: Clinical Dental Hygiene II

This course advances students to higher levels of dental hygiene treatment.  Emphasis is placed on refining of instrumentation skills, application of individualized treatment in relation to special needs of patients and utilization of power scaling during...

DHY 212: Clinical Dental Hygiene III

This course elevates students to an advanced level of dental hygiene treatment.  Emphasis is placed on patient management skills, treatment planning, nutritional counseling and evaluation of tissue health.  Upon completion, students will continue to...

DHY 214: Dental Hygiene Theory IV

This course is designed to present the theory of dental laws and ethics.  Emphasis is placed on dental office procedures, clinical research and chairside dental assisting.  Upon completion, students will be able to discuss basic dental office procedures...

DHY 217: Community Dental Health

This course is designed to study oral health promotion and disease prevention in the community.  The concepts, problems, epidemiology and statistics of public dental health are addressed.  Emphasis is placed on planning, implementing and evaluating dental...