DHG 220 - Dental Hygiene 5

Credit(s): 2
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 1, 2

This course is designed to prepare the student to make the transition from the educational setting to the real world of dental hygiene by covering dental specialties, advanced treatment planning, and preparation for the National Dental Hygiene Board Examination. This course includes a study of the rationale, indications and/or contraindications for amalgam polishing, periodontal dressings, rubber dams, suture removal, and dental cements/liners/varnishes. Emphasis will be placed on treatment planning for comprehensive dental hygiene care as would be expected in private practice. Preparation for the National Dental Hygiene Board Examination will involve deliberation of case studies as a review of all topics covered on the examination.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.2)

Offered: Spring
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of second year, fall semester dental, hygiene courses.
General Education: Not Applicable