DHY 131 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene Patient Care and Management

Description
The dental hygiene process of care provides the foundation for comprehensive dental hygiene treatment. In this course, students learn how to implement the process of care components that include review of patient assessment data, develop a dental hygiene diagnosis and create a dental hygiene care (treatment) plan. As part of the care plan process, students learn how to complete caries risk and periodontal risk assessments.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 1
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: Dental Hygiene, A.A.A.S.
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $15.00
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: None

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

Identify and write dental hygiene diagnostic statements based on assessment findings.
Identify and define key terms and concepts related to planning dental hygiene patient care.
Identify and describe assessment findings and individual patient factors including caries and periodontal risk assessments which could influence planning dental hygiene care.
Differentiate between and synthesize the steps in the Dental Hygiene Process of Care.
Identify and prepare components of a dental hygiene care plan.
Identify patient assessment and management techniques for children and adolescent patients.
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

Introduce ASA, calculus, and periodontal classifications
Perio & caries risk assessment and Radiographic Analysis
Dental Hygiene Process of Care (ADPIE)
Motivational Interviewing and Behavior Modification
Treatment planning and communication for the adolescent pt
Treatment planning and communication for children

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-35%

Discussion: 30-45%

Small group work:10-20%

In-class activities: 20-30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

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: 105036
Course CIP Code: 51.0601
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Dental Auxiliaries
Discipline: DHY
First Term Valid: Fall 2020 (8/1/2020)
1st Catalog Year: 2020-2021
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), 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: 20250226T16:58:17
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030