DHE 150 - Dental Hygiene II

1. Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in patient care.
2. Apply asepsis protocol of recommended clinical guidelines for infection control and hazard management prior, during and after the provision of dental hygiene services.
3. Demonstrate proper body mechanics techniques for optimal operator and patient comfort.
4. Identify appropriate instruments for patients with varying dental needs.
5. Assess patient’s needs for preventive, educational and therapeutic dental hygiene clinical services and interpret dental radiographs for dental disease.
6. Describe evidence-based decision making principles and clinical reasoning to patient care plans.
7. Integrate, synthesize, and evaluate oral health services of diverse patient population groups through community service learning activities.
8. Apply knowledge of powered instruments, application of dental sealants, practice of medical emergency procedures, and computer applications and record documentation to effectively manage patient care.

1. Instrument Review
2. Evidence Based Decision Making and Treatment Planning
3. Medical Emergency Management Review
4. Introduction to Special Needs Patients
5. Powered Instruments
   1. Ultrasonic
   2. Piezo
   3. Sonic
6. Air Powder Polishing and Stain Removal
7. Care of Dental Prosthesis
8. Instrumentation and Alternate Fulcrums
9. Tobacco Cessation
10. Subgingival Irrigation
11. Antimicrobials
12. Dental Implant Instruments
13. Case Studies
14. Table Clinics
15. Laboratory Procedures
    1. Air-jet polisher
    2. Assembly monitoring of sterilizers
    3. Biologic monitoring of sterilizers
    4. Desensitizing agents
    5. Cleaning of removal partials/dentures
    6. Implant instrument identification
    7. Intra-oral camera armentarium
    8. Subgingival irrigation techniques – antimicrobials
    9. Instrument sharpening
    10. Ultrasonics
    11. Ultrasonic and piezo powered instruments
    12. Diagnodent
    13. VELscope
    14. Midwest Caries ID pen
    15. Caries risk assessment