This course is designed to prepare the student to function as an effective oral health practitioner, educator, and resource person in a variety of community health settings. Evidence-based decision making will be applied to dental public health settings.
Community water fluoridation, other forms of fluoridation, and other public health methods of primary prevention will be explored in terms of cost efficiency, efficacy, and safety. The role of the dental hygienist in tobacco cessation education will be emphasized. Scientific communication methods such as research posters and table clinics and formats will be discussed. This course provides the foundation for critical decision making in the management of medically compromised patients during oral health care treatment within the integrated healthcare system, with a special emphasis on the geriatric patient.
The major focus is on precautions and treatment modifications needed to safely treat patients with physical or mental complications and protocols for preventing and managing medical emergencies. DH - Capstone I Units: 1. First in a series of two capstone courses. Students may work independently or in groups of two. This course will focus on the introduction to the capstone project and evaluation of scientific, evidence-based literature, and ethical research methods. Basic research design components and writing skills will be reviewed.
Community partners will be identified, if applicable to the project. Students will conduct field work to identify an area of interest by contacting organizations, businesses, or educational institutions to discuss feasibility of project ideas and availability of participation.
Emphasis will be on the development of a capstone project on a dental hygiene related topic taking into consideration the education level, SES, ethnicity, gender, age and cultural considerations of their their intended target population or audience. Projects could potentially involve, but are not limited to clinical research, interprofessional collaboration, public health, or education. This is the final course in the series of two capstone project courses.
Mechanisms to evaluate the project outcomes and identify what statistical analyses methods will be used will be determined prior to implementation. Field work to implement the project will be completed and outcome data will be collected and analyzed. Program evaluation will be completed. Final version of written project will be completed.
Communication format oral presentation or poster presentation for sharing project and outcomes will be completed. Dental Hygiene DH. Term Offered: Fall. DH - Head and Neck Anatomy Units: 2 Anatomy of the head and neck with emphasis on structure and physiology of the oral cavity. Term Offered: Spring. DH - Dental Materials Units: 2 Introduction into the physical properties of dental materials, including laboratory experience in manipulation and preparation of dental materials commonly used in dental practice.
DH - Foundations of Dental Hygiene Practice Units: 3 This course is designed to introduce the student to dental terminology, introduction to infectious diseases and infection and exposure control, basic concepts of oral health and prevention, oral disease process, role of saliva, product evaluation, human needs assessment, behavior modification, learning principles, deposits, stains and fluoride.
DH - Pharmacology Units: 2 A study of drugs by groups with special emphasis on those used in dentistry including their physical and chemical properties, dosage and therapeutic effects. DH - General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist Units: 3 DH is designed to assist students in recognizing pathological processes and differentiating the normal from the abnormal by providing the fundamentals of gross pathology of disease, healing, repair and regression in the oral cavity and human body.
DH - Periodontic Principles I Units: 2 The focus of Periodontic Principles I is on advanced instrumentation, ultrasonic devices, root planing, gingival curettage, subgingival irrigation, hypersensitivity treatment, instrument sharpening and care, care of dental implants and oral prostheses, and other adjunctive treatments. DH - Oral Radiology and Interpretation Units: 3 Focuses on the study of the theory of radiology, the techniques of film exposure, processing, mounting and interpretation.
DH - Periodontic Principles II Units: 2 Fundamental principles of periodontics, etiology, histo-pathology, classification of gingival and periodontal diseases, assessment, prevention and non-surgical treatment. DH - Research Methodology Units: 2 This course is designed to introduce students to the research process and how it applies to evidence-based patient care.
DH - Dental Public Health Concepts Units: 2 DH is the first in a series of two courses in the study of community dental health problems and disparities within the integrated health care system. DH - Ethics, Law, and Business Practices Units: 2 The study of ethics, jurisprudence, business practices, finance, management, and policy creation for oral health care professionals, programs and businesses. DH - Foundations of Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice Units: 2 This course is the first in a two course sequence for second year dental hygiene students and is designed to introduce healthcare students to inter-professional education IPE and collaborative practice and the evidence base that supports its effectiveness.
DH - Dental Public Health Field Experience Units: 1 This course will prepare the student to function as effective oral health educator, practitioner, and resource person in public health settings.
DH - Dental Management of Special Patients Units: 2 This course provides the foundation for critical decision making in the management of medically compromised patients during oral health care treatment within the integrated healthcare system, with a special emphasis on the geriatric patient.
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However, in order to become a practicing dental hygienist, one must not only graduate from an accredited program but also obtain licensure. The WREB exam also requires that the graduate find a patient with very specific attributes, as far as their oral health is concerned. The dental hygienist is dedicated to providing preventative and therapeutic dental hygiene care. Some of the responsibilities routinely performed by hygienists in Nevada include:.
The dental hygiene program is a two-year four-semester program once the student has been accepted which does not include the general education requirements for the Associate of Science degree, science prerequisite courses or other program requirements for dental hygiene.
The dental hygiene program is a limited entry program. Fourteen students will be admitted each fall. The application is available on the Dental Hygiene homepage under "Steps to Apply" tab.
Application's open in January and close in February. See Steps to Apply webpage for application dates. A minimum GPA of 2. Applicants not selected will not be carried forward to the next year, and must reapply for consideration.
The final selection of students will be conducted by the dental hygiene program screening committee. Applicants will be ranked using selection criteria including overall general education GPA, pre-requisite science GPA and other criteria established by the screening committee. There are three pre-admission assessment exams required which must be taken within two years of applying.
A minimum of eight hours of dental office observation must be completed within 13 months of applying. This means the students will take the course for the first time, and may repeat the same course once. Students accepted into the program will be required to attend a mandatory new student orientation the beginning of June.
A medical exam is required and medical insurance is recommended. All states require dental hygienists be licensed. Graduates from the dental hygiene program are eligible to apply for licensure in other states. Each state has specific criteria for licensure eligibility. It is the students responsibility to contact the state to determine eligibility requirements.
Prospective students are advised that if they have felony or misdemeanor convictions or have a history of substance abuse or infectious disease that this may preclude subsequent licensure as a dental hygienist in Nevada NAC This program has special admission requirements. Please visit the program website for specific admission advising. Course may also count toward additional degree requirements. Please consult with Academic Advisement.
Students will begin these courses upon acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program. The two-year four-semester program does not include the general education, college and program core requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree.
IMPORTANT: Due to the considerable time requirements of the Dental Hygiene Program, and to receive full admission points for the cumulative and science GPA categories on the Program Admission Points Worksheet , it is strongly recommended all general education, additional college requirements, and program admission requirements be completed.
Apply Students must apply for entrance into the Dental Hygiene program. Dental Hygiene Program The dental hygienist is dedicated to providing preventative and therapeutic dental hygiene care. Some of the responsibilities routinely performed by hygienists in Nevada include: Performing oral cancer screening through examination of soft tissues. Examining periodontal gum and bone structure around and supporting teeth. Taking and interpreting radiographs.
Removing stain, hard calculus , and soft plaque deposits from tooth surfaces above and below the gum line utilizing scaling and root planing procedures. Administering topical fluoride treatments. Applying dental sealants. Administering local anesthesia and nitrous-oxide sedation. Designing and implementing treatment plans for individuals. Designing and implementing oral health programs for groups.
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