DHY 138 - Dental Hygiene Patient Care and Management I

Description
The dental hygiene process of care is the foundation of dental hygiene practice. This course focuses on the implementation phase of the dental hygiene process of care. Students learn advanced instrumentation techniques for calculus removal. Additional clinic skills include patient management, instrument sharpening, powered instruments and dental hypersensitivity.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 1
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): NA
Academic Program Prerequisite: Dental Hygiene, AAAS
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $5.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Dental Hygiene, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: DHY241

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Define and explain the steps involved for the dental hygiene prophylaxis appointment.
Correctly identify and describe anatomical landmarks, restorations, bone loss and decay on BWX radiographs.
Identify symptoms and theories of dentinal hypersensitivity and contrast with symptoms of pulpal necrosis. (CODA standard 2-13)
Describe and demonstrate the correct technique for sharpening a posterior Gracey curette, an anterior sickle scaler and a universal curet using the moving stone technique
Explain the design and function of powered instruments.
Explain essential techniques for supragingival calculus removal.
Explain essential techniques for subgingival calculus removal.
Describe the process involved to determine the vitality of a tooth.
Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue.
Translate or explain what written information means and/or how it can be used.

Course Outline:
Topics To Be Presented:

The dental hygiene prophylaxis appointment
Radiographic Analysis
Dental hypersensitivity (fluoride and Gluma)
Tobacco Cessation
Advanced Instrument Sharpening (posterior graceys)
Powered Instruments
Lateral Pressure to remove calculus
Supragingival Calculus Removal
Subgingival Calculus Removal
Tooth Vitality Testing

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-30%

Discussion: 30-50%

Small Group Work: 10-20%

In-class Activites: 10-15%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 1
People Soft Course ID Number: 102175
Course CIP Code: 51.0601
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Dental Auxiliaries
Discipline: DHY
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Masters degree in Education or a related credential is preferred. A minimum of 2 years of related work experience (4,000 hours) is required to satisfy Perkin’s Vocational Act requirements. Additionally, the Instructor must possess a RDA/CDA, or RDH License or DDS/DMD License in Michigan. Documented expertise in the area of teaching responsibility and the area of content delivery method are required.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250226T16:58:39
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030