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DHE 208 - Pain and Anxiety Control for Dental Hygiene

1 Credits, 1 Contact Hours (1 lec.)

Delivery of local anesthetics. Includes introduction to pain and anxiety control; pharmacology, neurophysiology, and local anesthetic agents; nitrous oxide and oxygen analgesia. Also includes health history and complications, treatment, laboratory practices on student partners, emergency procedures, and head and neck anatomy.

Prerequisite(s): DHE 119 , DHE 122 , DHE 132 , DHE 132LB , DHE 150 , DHE 150LB , DHE 150LC 
Corequisite(s): DHE 208LC , DHE 209 , DHE 212 , DHE 250 , DHE 250LC 
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene department before enrolling in this course.