DHY 125 - Dental Specialties

1. Recognize differences between the various dental specialties
2. Describe the role of a dental hygienist in the various dental specialty offices.
3. Identify the specialty procedures available in a pediatric dental office.
4. Identify the specialty procedures available in an endodontic dental practice
5. Identify the specialty procedures available in a periodontal dental practice.
6. Explain the specific occlusions used in an orthodontic practice
7. Explain the various treatment options in an orthodontic practice
8. Recognize the basic instruments used in the various dental specialty practices.
9. Explain the various options of fixed and removable prosthodontics
10. Identify the specialty procedures available in a prosthodontic practice.
11. Identify the specialty procedures available in an oral surgery practice
12. Discuss the role of a dental hygienist in forensic dentistry.
13. Identify the role of a dental hygienist when referring a patient for a dental implant.
14. Demonstrate the application and removal of a dental dam on a typodont.
15. Demonstrate the removal of sutures.
16. Recognize the role of a dental hygienist for patient education in the various dental specialty practices.
17. Identify the necessary pain management techniques used in dental specialty practices.
18. Demonstrate dental hard tissue charting symbols, as they relate to various dental procedures.
19. Demonstrate the placement and removal of orthodontic separators, elastomeric ligatures and arch wires.      

1.  Pedodontics 

  b.  Dental Hygienist role in a pediatric dental office 

  c.  Procedures in a pediatric dental office 

     1.  preventive procedures 

     2.  behavior management techniques 

     3.  urgent care needs 

     4.  recognizing child neglect and abuse 

     5.  restorative procedures 

     6.  patient education 

     7.  pain management 

2.  Endodontics 

  a.  What is an endodontist? 

  b.  Dental Hygienists role in an endodontic office. 

  c.  Procedures in an endodontic office 

     1.  differential diagnosis in endodontics 

     2.  endodontic radiography 

     3.  endodontic instruments 

     4.  restorative procedures 

     5.  pulp vitality testing 

     6.  endodontic surgery 

     7.  patient education 

     8.  pain management 

3.  Periodontics 

  a.  What is a periodontist? 

  b.  Dental hygienist role in a periodontal office 

  c.  Procedures in a periodontal office 

     1.  periodontal disease and therapy 

     2.  types of periodontal treatment 

       a. surgery 

       b. periodontal dressings and patient instructions 

4.  Orthodontics 

     a.  What is an orthodontist? 

     b.  Dental hygienist role in an orthodontic office 

     c.  Classification of malocclusions 

     d.  Factors of malocclusion 

     e.  types of orthodontic treatment 

     f.  orthodontic records 

     g.  treatment planning and presentation 

     h.  mechanics of tooth movement 

     i.  types of orthodontic appliances 

     j.  orthodontic instruments 

     k.  patient education 

     l.   pain management 

     m. place and remove ligature ties on orthodontic brackets (typodont)

5.  Prosthodontics -  

     a.  What is a prosthodontist? 

     b.  Dental hygienist role in prosthodontics 

     c.  fixed prosthodontics 

       1.  types of fixed prosthodontics 

         a.  implants 

         b.  crowns 

         c.  bridges 

     d.  Removable prosthodontics 

        1.  complete dentures 

        2.  partial dentures 

     e.  patient education 

     f.   pain management 

6.  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 

     a.  What is an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon? 

     b.  Dental hygienist role in oral surgery 

     c.  anesthesia/ premedication/ sedation 

       1. selecting, preparing, loading and passing anesthetic syringes. 

     d.  surgical instruments 

     e.  surgical procedures 

       1.  sutures (removal)

     f.  hospital dentistry 

     g.  patient education 

7.  Other aspects of Specialized Dentistry 

     a.  Forensics

       1.  What is a forensic dentist? 

       2.  dental hygienist role in forensic dentistry 

       3.  Procedures done in forensic dentistry 

     b.  Implantology 

       1.  Dental hygienist role in implantology 

       2.  Procedures done in implantology 

       3.  Methods for dental prophylaxis on dental implants

8.  Dental Dam 

     a.  Placing and removing a dental dam

9.  Charting dental specialty procedures

Lecture  60-70%

Small groups  10-20%

Discussion  20-30%

 
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