7-18-17 / DATE / Allied Health / DIVISION
x / REQUIRED COURSE / NEW COURSE
ELECTIVE COURSE / REVISION

LAKE LAND COLLEGE

Course Information Form

COURSE NUMBER: / DHY069 / TITLE: / Preclinical Hygiene I
SEM CR HRS: / 3.0 / Lecture: / Lab: / 9 / SOE: / ECH:
COURSE PCS # / (Assigned by Administration)
Prerequisites: / Acceptance into the dental hygiene program/2.0 GPA.
Catalog Description:
(40 Word Limit) / An introduction to the duties and basic skills the dental hygienist uses in daily clinical practice.
List the Major Course Segments (Units) / Contact Lecture Hours / Contact Lab Hours
Ethics, Professionalism, Dress Code / 1
Instrumentation / 80
Infection Control / 6
Patient/Operator Positioning / 18
Ultrasonic Scaling / 30
EVALUATION
QUIZZES: / x / EXAMS: / x / ORAL PRES: / PAPERS:
LAB WORK: / PROJECTS: / COMP FINAL: / x / OTHER: / x Skill Evaluations
TEXTBOOK
TITLE: / Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist
AUTHOR: / Esther M. Wilkins
PUBLISHER: / Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
VOLUME/EDITION: / 12th
COPYRIGHT DATE: / 2016
TITLE: / Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation & Advanced Root Instrumentation
AUTHOR: / Nield-Gehrig
PUBLISHER: / Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
VOLUME/EDITION: / 7th
COPYRIGHT DATE: / 2013


MAJOR COURSE SEGMENT / HOURS / LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student will be able to:
Ethics, Professionalism, Dress Code / 1 / Describe appropriate clinical attire and conduct.
Instrumentation / 80 / Utilize dental hygiene instruments with 80% accuracy.
Infection Control / 6 / Properly sterilize/disinfect instruments/equipment.
Patient/Operator Positioning / 18 / Ergonomically positions client in dental chairs to facilitate treatment.
Ergonomically positions operator chairs and lighting to facilitate treatment.
Describe work related musculoskeletal disorders.
Ultrasonic Scaling / 30 / Utilize ultrasonic scaling instruments with 80% accuracy
Course Outcomes / At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
·  Demonstrate the appropriate patient and operator positioning.
·  Identify the design characteristics of sickle scalers, universal curettes and area specific curettes.
·  Recognize and demonstrate appropriate operational and maintenance care for sterilization equipment.
·  Utilize dental hygiene instruments according to their design characteristics.