27 courses with the subject DHY, 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.
DHY 301DENTAL HYGIENE PRE-CLINIC W/ LAB5
This course is designed to provide evidence-based knowledge in the area of dental hygiene theory and practice. The student will learn the basic fundamental skills of dental hygiene. During this course, emphasis is placed on the dental hygiene process of care. Students will become competent in adhering to infection control procedures, taking and reviewing medical and dental histories, properly taking and recording vital signs, recognizing medical emergencies, performing patient risk assessments for disease, as well as thorough intraoral and extra oral exams, assessing and recording periodontal pocket depths, and dental charting. Students will also properly administer the appropriate fluoride and other preventive agents. This course consists of 3 lecture hours and 4 clinical hours per week. (3-0-4)
This course is designed to develop a working vocabulary as well as an understanding of dental terminology that will consistently be used in the dental hygiene program. This intense study will uncover the foundational embryonic structure and functions of body cells and tissues as they relate to health and disease. The focus is on the head, neck, and the soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. The student will also learn the basic facts of the tooth anatomy and morphology. Exercises of waxing, carving, and identification of teeth will also be used. This course consists of 3 hours of lecture per week. (3-0-0)
Developing radiographic skills is essential to the dental health care profession. Topics in this course include understanding x-ray properties, how x-rays are produced, the processing of x-ray film, digital radiography, quality control, infection control and intra and extra oral radiographic techniques. In the lab portion, students will have hands on opportunity to develop radiographic skills for diagnostic purposes. Lab activities include manikin and student-partner experiences. This course consists of 3 lecture hours and two laboratory hours each week. (3-2-0)
This course develops an understanding of instrument design and utilization of the instruments in the detection and removal of hard and soft deposits. Students will develop proper operator positioning and utilize proper instrument grasp, adaptation, angulation, and instrument strokes. The student will also be able to demonstrate proper instrument sharpening. This course consists of 2 laboratory hours per week. (0-2-0) 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 201 DERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
In this clinical course, the student continues to develop the instrumentation skills and the assessment skills need to provide comprehensive dental hygiene care to a variety of patients. There is continued emphasis placed on the dental hygiene process of care. Students will become competent in adhering to infection control procedures, taking and reviewing medical and dental histories, properly taking and recording vital signs, recognizing medical emergencies, performing patient risk assessments for disease, as well as thorough intraoral and extra oral exams, assessing and recording periodontal pocket depths, and dental charting. Students will competently deliver prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, as well as administer the appropriate fluoride and other preventive agents. This course consists of 8 hours of clinical experience per week. Prerequisite: DHY 311. (0-0-8)
This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 341, Dental Hygiene Clinic I and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. One hour lecture per week. (1-0-0)
This course will provide the opportunity for the student to learn to identify and appropriately deliver treatment to patients with special needs, including the medically compromised patient. The student will learn to distinguish between developmental, acquired and age-associated disabilities and develop a dental hygiene care plan that is modified to meet each patient’s needs. (3-0-0)
This course is designed to teach the dental hygiene student how to identify periodontal health and diseases. Topics discussed are chronic periodontal disease, advanced periodontal disease, refractory periodontal disease, systemic disease and the relation to patient health, and periodontal treatment options. Information is delivered through detailed case studies, periodontal specialist and evaluation of research. Prerequisites: Successful completion of subsequent numbered DHY courses as outlined in the clinic manual. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
This course is designed to develop a working vocabulary as well as an understanding of dental terminology that will consistently be used in the dental hygiene program. This intense study will uncover the foundational embryonic structure and functions of body cells and tissues as they relate to health and disease. The focus is on the head, neck, and the soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Upon completion of this course the students should readily be able to identify, locate, and discuss the anatomical structures of the head and neck region and the soft and hard structures of the oral cavity. This course consists of 3 hours of lecture per week. (3-0-0) 202 2024-2025 Academic Catalog DERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
This course is designed to introduce pharmacology to the dental hygiene student as it relates to dental and dental hygiene procedures. The students will learn drug interactions and how they can affect dental care of the patient. Students will become familiar with the most common drugs used in dentistry as well as the most common drugs that will be seen in the dental practice. Students will learn prescription writing, dosage, routes of administration, and side effects of common drugs. Emphasis will be placed in understanding the patient’s medical histories and necessary treatment modifications. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
In this clinical course, the student continues to develop skills acquired in DH 341. The students continue to develop instrumentation and assessment skills needed to provide thorough dental hygiene care to a diverse population of patients. There is continued emphasis placed on the dental hygiene process of care. Students will become competent in adhering to infection control procedures, taking and reviewing medical and dental histories, properly taking and recording vital signs, recognizing medical emergencies, performing patient risk assessments for disease, as well as thorough intraoral and extra oral exams, assessing and recording periodontal pocket depths, and dental charting. Students will competently deliver prophylaxis, non- surgical periodontal therapy, as well as administer the appropriate fluoride and other preventive agents. The course consists of 8 hours of clinical experiences per week.
This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 381, Dental Hygiene Clinic II and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. One hour lecture per week. (1-0-0)
This course is designed to acquaint the student to the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of dental materials commonly used in the dental office. The students will learn how to differentiate between dental materials and how to safely handle and make decisions on the use of these materials in the clinical setting. During the laboratory sessions, the students will learn to take impressions, prepare study models, whitening trays and occlusal night guards, and apply sealant materials. Students will also experience off-site rotations to observe the use of dental materials in the dental office or lab. This course consists of 2 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hours per week. (2-2-0) 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 203 NDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
In this didactic course, students study pain control management to effectively learn the techniques of safely delivering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation for pain control management in the dental practice. This course focuses on the safety, preparation, technique, complications, documentation and legal consideration of delivering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation. Students experience hands-on practice of nitrous sedation and local anesthesia while in the laboratory setting. Successful completion of this course licenses the student after graduation to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide in the state of Tennessee. This course consists of 3 lecture hours and 4 laboratory hours per week. (3-4-0)
DHY 388NUTRITIONAL FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE DENTAL HYGIENIST2
This courses provides a basic introduction to organic chemistry and biochemistry. It is designed to prepare dental hygiene students to incorporate diet and nutrition principles and practices relative to oral health into dental practice. The fundamental principles of nutrition and diet are built upon and further addressed in management of individuals with local, systemic and chronic disease. Clinically focused discussions on nutrition risk screening, diet evaluation and education for diseases of the oral cavity, and chronic and systemic diseases are included along with weight management, fitness, nutrition misinformation and eating disorders. This course is in a hybrid format that consists of 2 hours per week. (2-0-0)
This course is designed to advance the student’s clinical skills by reinforcing clinical instrumentation in a small group setting. Student will begin with review of the basic techniques to reinforce instrument skills. Students will learn advanced instrumentation skills needed to deliver treatment to patients with advanced cases of periodontal disease. Topics will include air polishing, ultrasonic instrumentation and delivery of chemotherapeutic agents. Case studies will also be used to apply knowledge to clinical situations. The students will be instructed in small group and one-on-one sessions by their clinical instructor. This course consists of 2 laboratory hours per week. (0-2-0)
This clinical course allows the students to continue to develop their advanced hygiene clinical skills that were developing in DH 341 and DH 381. Focus also continues on the dental hygiene process of care. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to provide comprehensive treatment for the periodontally involved patient. This course consists of 12 hours of clinical experience per week.
This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 411, Dental Hygiene Clinic III and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. This course consists of one hour lecture per week. (1-0-0) 204 2024-2025 Academic Catalog
This course is designed to instill the importance and relevance of community oral health. The Community Health curriculum gives students the information needed to provide community oral health care as a student and as a future health care professional. This course correlates oral health as an entity of one’s overall health as illuminated in The Healthy People initiative adopted by the Federal Government. Upon completion of this course, the dental hygiene student will be able to identify career options for the dental hygienist and be able to promote disease prevention through hands on development of community health projects through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a target population. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
This course continues to teach the dental hygiene student successfully how to use the disease interpretation skills they have learned and expound upon them further with treatment modalities such as irrigation, chemical agents, and host modulation therapy. The student hygienist will also become familiar with surgical concepts, periodontal emergencies, dental implants, the perio-systemic link and patient cases. Emphasis will be placed on current research and the importance of practicing evidence based dentistry. Prerequisites: Successful completion of subsequent numbered DH courses as outlined in the clinic manual. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (2-0-0)
This course is designed to assist the dental hygiene student to recognize, understand, evaluate and document diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. Student will learn to use dental photography and dental radiography to determine normal and disease status as well as identify abnormalities. Upon completion of this course, student should be able to identify diseases of the oral cavity, discuss its etiology, the clinical features, as well as prognosis and treatment. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
This course is designed to mentor students as they develop their senior Capstone presentation. Faculty will mentor students as they assimilate the knowledge they have acquired in the dental hygiene courses within the Bachelor of Science degree. This course is offered as a hybrid course. (1-0-0)
This course is designed to give students real-world situations they may encounter in the dental hygiene profession. Students will develop a framework to make ethical decisions based on actual case studies. Students will also study the Tennessee Practice Act to prepare them for legal or ethical dilemmas they may face. A review of the ADHA Code of Ethics and the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional conduct will also be evaluated during this course. Upon completion of this course, students should be equipped to make sound ethical and legal decisions they might encounter. This course consists of one hour of lecture each week. (1-0-0) 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 205 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
This course is the continuation of the fall Dental Public Health and Research course in which students apply public health/health education principles through implementing individual community oral health education projects. Emphasis is on health promotion, communication, collaboration, development and delivery of educational presentations. This course consists of 2 hours of practicum time per week. (2-0-0)
This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to deliver and evaluate advanced clinical hygiene treatment to periodontal patients. Students will develop skills in air polishing, placement of chemotherapeutic agents, ultrasonic scaling, root planning, and soft tissue curettage. Students will continue to develop patients and time management skills. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to provide non-surgical periodontal therapy, evaluate effectiveness of treatment, and help patient progress to optimum oral health. This course consists of 12 clinical hours per week. Prerequisites: DHY 311, DHY 341, DHY 381, DHY 411 (0-0-12)
This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 461, Dental Hygiene Clinic IV and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. This course consists of one hour lecture per week. (2-0-0)
This capstone course is designed to provide students an opportunity to apply into practice the knowledge and principles learned in the dental hygiene courses within the Bachelor of Science degree. This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize, analyze, and develop solutions for a periodontally involved patient. This course is offered as a hybrid course. (2-0-0) 206 2024-2025 Academic Catalog DERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
