DHY 241 - Dental Hygiene Patient Care and Management II

1. address the dental/oral health needs of the following types of special needs patients.

1. geriatric dental patients
2. dental patients with a neurologic disorder
3. dental patients with diabetes;
4. dental patients with neurodevelopmental disorders, esp Down syndrome and Autism
5. physically disabled dental patients
6. dental patients with a cardiovascular disease
7. dental patients with disturbances of the endocrine system, esp. thyroid
8. dental patients with HIV/AIDS
9. dental patients with gastrointestinal disorders

2. identify potential caries and periodontal risks and related dental hygiene interventions for individual patients with special needs.

3. demonstrate the use of critical thinking and problem-solving skills when planning care for patients of a variety of population groups.

4. formulate simulated patient case studies, including patient data collection, and data analysis while working cooperatively in small groups. 

5. conduct research and participate in discussions regarding various medically compromised and disadvantaged dental patients, by identifying specific oral symptomatology, oral/systemic links to various diseases, specialized treatment and expected disease resolution. 

6. manage dental office emergencies around the special needs patients discussed in this course.

7. identify quality sources for data and information pertinent to a problem or issue being examined. 
Course Outline:
I. Special needs and course expectations                                               

 A. Overview of requirements for case studies                                

          1. Case study development

          2. Analysis of assessments presented in case studies

          3. Writing case study quiz questions

II. Special needs patients 

A.   Topic #1 Geriatric Dental Patients                                           

B.   Topic #2 Patients with a Neurologic disorder                             

C.  Topic #3 The Dental Patient with Diabetes                                  

D.   Topic #4 Neurodevelopmental disorders                                    

E.   Topic # 5  The Physically Disabled Patient                                 

            F.    Topics #6 The Patient with a Cardiovascular                            

        &/or Circulatory Disease

G.   Topic # 7 The Dental Patient with a thyroid disorder                  

            H.   Topic # 8 The Dental Patient with HIV/ AIDS                            

             I.    Topic # 9 The Dental Patient with a gastrointestinal disorder                                                                                                                                                                      

Case Study Practice                                                                                     

IV.        Review of Emergency medical conditions that can arise in Topics1-9                                                                                                                 

Online discussion board: 0-10%

Small group work: 20-50%
Mandatory Course Components:
Final team project encompassing all of the special needs categories listed in the course objectives; including evidence of ability to assess each of these individuals and create a treatment plan according to their unique management needs as well as answering test questions around symptomatology, oral/dental problems and potential medical emergencies.
Equivalent Courses:
None