DHE 150LC - Dental Hygiene II Clinical

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. Apply knowledge of powered and supplemental instruments, application of dental sealants, and computer applications and record documentation to effectively manage patient care for competency assessment.
4. Implement a comprehensive care plan for a clinical patient including developing goals, interventions and outcomes associated with dental hygiene diagnosis and standards of care.

1. Identify appropriate instruments for patients with varying dental needs and demonstrate appropriate use.\
2. Assess patient’s needs for preventive, educational and therapeutic dental hygiene clinical services and interpret dental radiographs for dental disease.
3. Describe evidence-based decision making principles and clinical reasoning to patient care plans.
4. Evaluate and chart medical/dental history and determine contraindications to dental treatment on clinical patients
5. Complete and record vital signs accurately on clinical patients.
6. Accurately demonstrate the procedures and documentation for hard and soft tissue examinations on clinical patients.
7. Demonstrate procedures for identifying and documenting dental restorations on clinical patients.
8. Demonstrate proper periodontal probing technique on clinical patients.
9. Demonstrate proper supragingival and subgingival calculus assessment on clinical patients.
10. Demonstrate patient assessment for determining the need for coronal polishing and execution of proper technique for the procedure.
11. Demonstrate patient education and procedure for applying professional topical fluoride.
12. Treatment plan and implement the use of powered ultrasonics for clinical patient care.

1. Professionalism and Ethics
   1. Apply Professional Code of Ethics
   2. Adhere to state and federal laws and regulations in the provision of dental hygiene care
2. Infection Control
   1. Maintaining infection control standards prior, during and after dental hygiene services
3. Instrument/Instrumentation Review
   1. Supplemental instruments
      1. Mini Gracey Curettes
      2. Modified Sickle Scalers
      3. Additional Universal Curettes
   2. Identification of appropriate instruments for individualized patient care
   3. Use of alternative fulcrums
   4. Maintaining instrument integrity (sharpening)
4. Evidence Based Treatment Planning and Patient Care
   1. Patient education
      1. Plaque control
         1. Assessment of need for adjunctive home care items 
      2. Caries Risk
      3. Nutritional counseling
5. Powered Instruments
   1. Magnostrictive Ultrasonic
   2. Piezo Ultrasonic
6. Stain Removal
   1. Assessment for need and type of polishing
      1. Coronal Polishing
      2. Air-Powder Polishing
7. Care Planning/Case Studies
   1. Patient selection
   2. Intraoral photos
   3. Assessment collection for presentation