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DHYG-1227-001 Preventive Dental Hygiene Care
The role of the dental hygienist as a therapeutic oral health care provider with emphasis on concepts of disease management, health promotion, communication and behavior modification.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(2 sem hrs; 1 lec, 3 lab)
On Campus Course
Students are required to have the most current edition of textbooks and workbooks.
Teaching Methods:
The course is taught in a lecture/lab format. Various teaching methods will be used to facilitate the goals and objectives of this course, including lectures, group discussions, and lab projects. The material will be posted on Blackboard Ultra. Lab assignments are included to support learning and will encompass case studies, continuing education courses, homework, lab assignments, and projects.
Technical Skills and Requirements:
Students will need access to a laptop, computer, or tablet for quizzes, tests, and assignments.
Students are required to have regular, reliable access to a stable internet connection.
Students need to be proficient in sending and receiving emails with attachments, uploading documents, and participating in discussion boards.
Computers can break, servers can crash, and electric power can go out. It is your responsibility to identify solutions for unexpected catastrophes by thinking ahead about solutions to potential problems. Possible solutions for each of the above scenarios include using a friend or relative's computer and accessing a computer in one of the computer labs on campus. Students will be responsible for bringing their tablets or laptops to every class session. Please have the battery charged up and ready to go. Students will need to ensure that the Respondus Lockdown Browser has been installed on the computer.
Utilize CTL resources for technical help. CTL Student Help Center: (806) 371-5992 or ctlstudenthelp@actx.edu
Communication:
The course syllabus contains my email address and office phone number. The best way to contact me is through your student email in Blackboard. I check my emails on Monday-Friday first thing in the morning and throughout the remainder of the day as time allows. I will respond to your email within 24 hours. Emails sent over the weekend will be answered the following Monday morning. Please remember to use netiquette when corresponding with faculty, staff, and peers.
Student Office Hours:
Office hours are held on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning or by appointment as needed. My office is located on the West Campus in Jones Hall Room 123. If you leave a phone message at my office, I will return your call within 24 hours.
Other Supplies
Course Meeting Day and Time
The course is taught in a lecture/lab format on Friday from 12:00 to 4:00 PM in Jones Hall classroom 110.
Changes to the Syllabus and the Course
The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the Syllabus and the course as deemed necessary. Any and all changes will be posted on the Blackboard Announcements page of the course and students will also be notified by email.
Course Description
The role of the dental hygienist as a therapeutic oral health care provider with emphasis on concepts of disease management, health promotion, communication, and behavior modification.
End-of-Course Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will be able to describe the role of the dental hygienist as a therapeutic oral health care provider; develop and implement a patient education plan for periodontal disease; and explain the concepts of disease management.
Participation and Instructor Help
Learning activities in this course are designed to enhance the understanding of concepts. As a student, you are expected to prepare for class and participate appropriately. All students are considered mature enough to ask questions, seek help and assistance from faculty and are encouraged to ask questions during class.
Chapter Objectives
Chapter 1: Introduction to Primary Preventive Dentistry
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Define and apply the following key terms: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
2. Describe the historical aspect of preventive dental care.
3. Describe the state of dental health in the United States.
4. Describe categories that aid in classifying diseases.
5. Describe risk assessment in dental care delivery.
Chapter 2: Cultural Health Influences
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Define culture and explain its relevance to the contemporary healthcare professions.
2. Describe influences of culture on aspects of U.S. society that impact preventive healthcare to underserved populations.
3. Identify health beliefs among different cultural groups.
4. Describe how cultural beliefs influence preventive dental care.
5. Explain the relationship between cultural competence and health outcomes.
Chapter 3: Dental Hygiene Science
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Describe the dental hygiene process of care.
2. Describe the integration of the dental hygiene process of care into the dental hygiene appointment.
3. Compare and contrast dental hygiene therapy for patients with and without attachment loss.
4. Describe the elements of the dental hygiene appointment.
5. Describe the use of the CDT in creating a dental hygiene care plan.
6. Define dental public health.
7. Describe community programs aimed at preventing diseases.
Chapter 4: Dental Plaque Biofilm
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Differentiate between organic coatings of endogenous and exogenous (acquired) origin.
2. Explain why dental plaque is not unique among naturally occurring microbial layers.
3. Describe the mechanisms proposed to explain bacterial adhesion to the acquired pellicle.
4. Distinguish between primary and secondary bacterial colonizers in dental plaque, and cite examples of each.
5. Identify the primary sites of calculus formation, explain how calculus forms, and detail the differences between supragingival and subgingival calculus.
6. Describe the basis for the involvement of the acquired pellicle, bacterial dental plaque, and dental calculus in caries and inflammatory periodontal diseases.
Chapter 5: Carious Lesions
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Describe the four types of carious lesions that are found on the different surfaces of the teeth.
2. Describe the histologic characteristics of enamel and dentin that facilitate fluid flow throughout a tooth.
3. Describe the four zones of an incipient carious lesion.
4. Describe the conduits (pores) that directly conduct acid from the bacterial plaque to the body of the lesion.
5. List the bacteria most often implicated in the caries process, and indicate when each is present in the highest number during the caries process.
6. Describe the series of events in a cariogenic plaque and subsurface lesion from the time of bacterial exposure to sugar until the pH returns to a resting state.
7. Describe the characteristics of root caries, and explain the differences and similarities to coronal caries.
8. Describe why the profession takes so much time in treating secondary caries.
9. Describe the relationship between pH and the saturation of calcium and phosphorous ions in caries development.
10. Describe the protective relationship of calcium fluoride to hydroxyapatite and fluorhydroxyapatite during an acidogenic attack.
Chapter 8: Dental Trauma
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Define dental trauma.
2. Describe the etiology of dental trauma.
3. Describe the assessment of trauma.
4. List and describe the categories of dental trauma.
Chapter 9: Host Defense Mechanisms in the Oral Cavity
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. List the four host defense mechanisms operational in the oral cavity.
2. Describe how the epithelium functions as a microbial barrier in the mouth.
3. Describe how an ideal dentition functions as a defense mechanism.
4. Describe the cycle of enamel demineralization and remineralization and assess its presence in patients.
5. Evaluate caries treatment plans to include a medical model of disease prevention and non-surgical treatment.
6. Identify early and late colonizers in bacterial plaque, and discuss their roles in the disease process.
7. Incorporate systemic assessments of host defense mechanisms into periodontal therapy.
8. Explain the significance of plaque pH.
9. Differentiate between cellular and humoral immunity.
10. Describe the role of granulocytes in host defense.
11. List the major salivary glands and functions of saliva.
12. Prescribe appropriate therapies for a patient with compromised salivary function.
13. Discuss the functions of immunoglobulins.
14. Explain concepts of host defense mechanisms in patient treatment plans.
Chapter 11: Dentifrices, Mouthrinses, and Chewing Gums
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Differentiate between a cosmetic and a therapeutic dentifrice, mouth rinses, and chewing gum.
2. Explain the three phases of research necessary when applying to investigate a new drug.
3. Discuss how approval or nonapproval of a new product by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) differed from acceptance or rejection by the American Dental Association (ADA).
4. List and define the purpose of each dentifrice ingredient including percentage quantities.
5. Explain the various reasons that the same abrasive material in toothpaste can cause different levels of abrasion on tooth structure.
6. Define the three types and amounts of fluoride compounds commonly used in dentifrices.
7. Identify the agents used in dentifrices to produce anticaries, anti-calculus, whitening, and anti-hypersensitivity effects.
8. Explain the active ingredients in anti-plaque and anti-gingivitis mouth rinses sold over the counter and as a prescription item.
9. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of mouth rinses containing alcohol.
10. Describe the benefits of chewing gum and the ingredients used to help reduce oral disease.
Chapter 12: Self-Care Adjuncts
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Describe the reasons that adjuncts to toothbrushing are needed to supplement oral health self-care.
2. Identify the factors in addition to oral conditions that influence selection of self-care adjunctive devices and techniques.
3. Identify the process of developing an oral health self-care plan.
4. State the purposes, indications, contraindications, techniques, advantages, and limitations of various adjunctive oral hygiene devices and procedures.
Chapter 13: Implant and Denture Self-Care
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Identify risks for peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis.
2. Identify critical factors that result in implant failure.
3. Describe proper oral self-care for dental implants.
4. Describe the proper oral self-care for removable partial dentures, full dentures, and overdentures.
5. Describe the risk of Candida infections for denture wearers.
6. Explain the various procedures and cleansers used to prevent and control oral Candida infections.
Chapter 14: Community Water Fluoridation
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Define community water fluoridation.
2. Describe the four historical periods in the evolution and development of community water fluoridation.
3. Explain the role of community water fluoridation and the impact of multiple sources of fluoride on the decline of dental caries.
4. Describe the effect of the discontinuation of water fluoridation in a community on caries prevalence.
5. Describe fluorosis classifications and characteristics by severity and the need to monitor fluoride exposure.
6. Describe the economic aspects of water fluoridation.
7. State the optimal fluoride concentration for drinking water in the United States, in parts per million (ppm F), for maximum caries protection with minimal risk of fluorosis.
8. List the additives used for water fluoridation and briefly describe the technical aspects of fluoridation, including monitoring and surveillance of water fluoridation in the United States.
9. Describe the regulatory standards and policies for naturally occurring fluoride in drinking water.
10. State the daily Adequate Intake and Tolerable Upper Limit of fluoride for different age groups.
11. Summarize the current fluoridation status in other countries and describe alternatives to water fluoridation.
Chapter 15: Topical Fluoride Therapy
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. List the fluoride compounds that control caries and indicate their relative effectiveness.
2. Describe how topical fluorides work to prevent caries.
3. Identify the percentage of sodium fluoride, acidulated phosphate fluoride, and stannous fluoride available for office and home use.
4. Describe how topical fluoride is applied to the teeth.
5. Describe safety considerations with topical fluoride.
6. State the expected decrease in caries formation following the use of dentifrices and mouth rinses containing fluoride.
7. Describe fluoridated varnishes and fluoride-releasing dental restorative materials and the potential of these materials to inhibit demineralization and enhance remineralization.
Chapter 19: Health Education and Promotion Theories
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Define patient autonomy.
2. Explain the elements of the major health education theories.
3. Apply appropriate health education models to cases.
4. Identify principles of adult learning.
5. Use motivational interviewing techniques to devise a patient education strategy.
Chapter 21: Athletic Mouthguards
After studying the chapter the student will be able to:
1. Describe the preventive aspects of athletic mouthguards.
2. Describe the historical aspects of athletic mouthguards.
3. Describe the prevalence of sports-related orofacial and head trauma.
4. List the promotional activities advocating the use of mouthguards.
5. List the sports and activities that should involve the use of athletic mouthguards.
6. Describe the types of athletic mouthguards.
7. Describe the fabrication of custom-made vacuum-formed mouthguards.
8. Describe the dental provider's role in the use of an athletic mouthguard.
Lab Assignments to Enhance Learning for the Course
a. Cultural Diversity Assignment and Presentation
b. Preventive Graphics and Presentation
c. Developing a Preventive Periodontal Plan
d. Group Project and Presentation
e. Texas Mission of Mercy Screening Reflection Paper
f. Interdisciplinary Case Study
g. Case Studies and Homework
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The Amarillo College Dental Hygiene Program has specific policies which apply to student conduct within the program. These policies may be implied or written. The course syllabi and the program manual are sources for specific student conduct policies for dental hygiene students at Amarillo College.
Professional Standards
All dental hygiene students are expected to demonstrate professionalism in behavior, manner, and judgment while in the dental hygiene program. The area of professionalism includes appearance, asepsis, patient management, peer, faculty and staff interaction, and documentation. Guidelines for professionalism and professional appearance are discussed in the Amarillo College Dental Hygiene Program Manual. Professionalism will be evaluated on a continual basis throughout the program.
Students will exhibit professional maturity and an acceptable level of clinical judgment as determined by faculty. Unprofessional behavior may be defined as a continual pattern of misconduct and/or an egregious act that endangers the health of patients, students, faculty, and/or College. Documentation may include reporting via the Amarillo College Student Behavior Alert form with the college.
Students must be competent in the application of the principles of ethical reasoning, ethical decision-making, and professional responsibility as they pertain to patient care. Dental hygienists should understand and practice ethical behavior consistent with the professional code of ethics throughout the educational experiences. Below are representative examples of professional standards which are not inclusive:
Statement of Confidentiality
Confidentiality is the duty owed by dental hygiene professionals, including students enrolled in Dental Hygiene accredited programs, to protect the privacy of ALL patient information. Dental Hygiene professionals clearly have an obligation to keep MEDICAL and PERSONAL information about patients in the strictest confidence at all times. Unless disclosure is mandated by patient consent, statute, a duty to inform third parties, or special circumstances, dental hygiene professionals have a clear duty to maintain the confidentiality of ALL patient information.
Breach of duty to hold such information in the strictest confidence may cause liability for the individual student such as fines, imprisonment, and dismissal from the program. The American Dental Hygienists' Association has published the following statement which all dental hygiene professionals (including students) must always follow the "Code of Ethics."
"We respect the confidentiality of client information and relationships as a demonstration of the value we place on individual autonomy. We acknowledge our obligation to justify any violation of confidence."
Mandatory Skills Building/Tutoring
To increase student success in the DHYG courses and assist students with difficulty understanding complex subject areas, any student who scores below a 75% on any exam (excluding the final exam) must complete a mandatory skills-building assignment before taking the next exam.
Electronic and Recording Devices
Cell phones and other electronic devices may detract from the learning environment. For this reason, they should be silenced and put away out of view before entering the classroom. The personal use of cell phones in the classroom is not permitted. Cell phones may be checked at designated break times. Students who choose to violate the cell phone policy in class will receive a 0 in the grade book for the day.
Mailboxes
Each student is assigned a mailbox located inside the student locker room. Students are required to check his/her mailbox daily for various communication from the faculty.
Bulletin Board
First and second year dental hygiene students have designated areas on a shared bulletin board inside the student locker room where various announcements may be posted.
Emergency Contacts
Phone numbers that family members may use to reach a student in case of an emergency are as follows:
Dental Clinic Office Supervisor: (806) 354-6050
Amarillo College Police: (806) 371-5163
Academic Grievance Procedure
A student who has a grievance concerning an academic course in which he or she is enrolled is directed to appeal in the following order to the: (1) Instructor (2) Department Chair/Program Director (3) Dean of Health Sciences/Division Committee (4) Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs (5) Vice President of Academic Affairs and (6) College President in that order.
Required Course Assignments and Learning Activities
The course calendar and related handouts indicate the due date and time for all assignments. Late work is not accepted.
Grading Criteria
The course will consist of homework, chapter tests, a midterm exam, lab assignments and projects to support learning and a final exam.
The final course grade will be computed as follows:
Chapter Tests 25%
Mid-Term Exam: 25%
Homework: 5%
Lab Assignments and Projects: 20%
Final Exam: 25%
The following grade scale applies throughout this course:
A = 93-100%
B = 83-92%
C = 75-82%
F = Below 75%
Note: A grade of "D" is not possible in this course.
In order to pass the course, a student must achieve a final grade of 75% and meet all requirements of the course.
Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy for this Course:
The Tutoring for Success policy applies to any student whose grade or performance falls below a minimum of 75% on any assigned assessment. The student will be required to complete mandatory remediation assigned by the course instructor. In DHYG 1227-001 students will be required to complete an assignment in Elsevier adaptive quizzing. The assignment will be turned in via an assignment link in Blackboard. Remediation assignments must be turned in the following week after being assigned to the student. Remediation will not change the student's grade. The initial grade will stand.
Make-up Policy
If a student is absent on the when a major examination is given, the student may make up the missed work as follows:
Attendance Policy
"Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class in accordance with the requirements of the course as established by the instructor." (Amarillo College Student's Rights and Responsibilities Publication). Absences will be monitored and evaluated to determine a student's final course grade. A student with less than 90% attendance in class or lab may fail the course. Student absenteeism jeopardizes the completion of the course. The instructor will take roll for each class and note absences for each student. Students who are not present for roll call are counted absent. Students must report any anticipated class/lab absence to the instructor. A student who leaves class or lab early is counted absent.
A student will receive ONE bonus point to the final grade for perfect attendance with a prior passing minimum average of 75%.
Preventive Course Calendar Fall 2024
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The Amarillo College Academic Catalog can be viewed at: http://catalog.actx.edu.
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This website can be used to find those needed resources for Amarillo College students and their families.
Our goal is to provide as much information as possible for employees and students to be able to access campus and community resources when needed. There are many more resources in this community that are not listed on these pages. Some of these agencies and programs will change; so if you call and cannot get assistance, or cannot access a broken link, please contact me, Jordan Herrera, for more updated information.
The website will be updated as often as possible; therefore, most will be current. If the resources listed do not serve the needs you have or if you have any questions concerning this website, please call or email: Jordan Herrera, LMSW, Coordinator of Social Services, 806-371-5439, jordan@amarillocollege.com
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