11 courses with the subject DHG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DHG 120(3 credit hours)
Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Stresses basic assessment and clinical skills, related theory, and professional role and responsibilities of the dental hygienist as a member of the dental health team. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 1.0 credit (120 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Admission into the Dental Hygiene Integrated Program. Attributes: Technical Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Clinical Dental Hygiene I Focuses on preparing the student to provide patient treatment that includes preventive and therapeutic procedures to maintain oral health and assist the patient in achieving oral health goals. Lecture: 1.5 credits (22.5 contact hours). Laboratory: 0.5 credits (60 contact hours). Clinical: 1.0 credit (120 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 101, DAH 121, DAH 124, DAH 135, and DHG 120. Attributes: Technical Components: CLN: Clinical, LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Pharmacology Examines the disciplines of pharmacology and therapeutics as related to dental hygiene. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 101, DAH 121, DAH 124, DAH 135, and DHG 120. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Dental Nutrition Presents basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on nutritional counseling in relationship to dental health, determination of patient nutritional status, and application to oral health and effects of nutritional deficiencies. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 101, DAH 121, DAH 124, DAH 135, and DHG 120. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Periodontology Focuses on the clinical, histological, and radiographic differences between healthy and unhealthy periodontal tissues. Lecture: 1.0 credit (15 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 101, DAH 121, DAH 124, DAH 135, and DHG 120. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Clinical Dental Hygiene II Focuses on providing comprehensive dental hygiene care in a clinical setting while emphasizing the treatment of periodontal and special needs patients. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Clinical: 2.0 credits (240 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 131, DHG 130, DHG 132, DHG 134, and DHG 136. Attributes: Technical Components: CLN: Clinical, LEC: Lecture
Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Sedation Presents a conceptual framework and clinical skills necessary to administer local dental anesthetics and nitrous oxide sedation in accordance with state dental practice acts. Lecture: 1.25 credit (19 contact hours). Laboratory: 0.75 credit (26 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 131, DHG 130, DHG 132, DHG 134, DHG 136, and current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene Integrated Program. Attributes: Technical Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Advanced Periodontology Focuses on the role of the dental hygienist in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 131, DHG 130, DHG 132, DHG 134, and DHG 136. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Evidence-Based Practice for the Dental Hygienist Focuses on scientific methods in the problem-solving process utilized for making evidence-based decisions pertaining to the delivery of dental care. Lecture: 1.0 credits (15 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DAH 131, DHG 130, DHG 132, DHG 134, DHG 136, and current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene Integrated Program. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Clinical Dental Hygiene III Focuses on mastery of dental hygiene clinical skills for patient care and preparation for written and clinical board examinations. Lecture: 1.0 credit (15 contact hours). Clinical: 2.0 credits (240 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DHG 220 and DHG 226. Attributes: Technical Components: CLN: Clinical, LEC: Lecture
Community Dental Health Issues Examines basic concepts in assessing community dental health needs and planning, implementing, evaluating, and presenting dental health programs to various community groups. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in DHG 220 and DHG 226. Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
