Ozarks Technical 
Community College

This course is designed to prepare the dental hygiene student with the basic knowledge, theory, and skill concepts necessary to perform clinical skills required in subsequent clincial dental hygiene courses. Basic principles of extraoral and intraoral cancer screenings, periodontal examinations, assessement of plaque and calculus, instrument design and function, and fundamental instrumentation necessary to render safe and effective clinical hygiene treatment are taught.

This course introduces the student to basic knowledge and skills necessary for the clinical application of dental hygiene services. Clinical labs will include demonstrations, synchronous DVD presentations and application which will involve typodonts, manikins and lab partner utilization

This course is designed to further the student’s knowledge of dental hygiene clinical development skills to include scaling instrumentation and specific patient management.

This course is the required laboratory in conjunction with DHY 150. This course is designed to apply the foundations of dental hygiene care with comprehensive patient care in pre-clinical and clinical settings. Clinical labs will include demonstrations, synchronous DVD presentations and application which will involve typodonts, manikins and lab partner utilization.

This course will provide general principles of pharmacology and use of pharmaceuticals with specific emphasis on those used in dentistry, including their physical and chemical properties, dosage and therapeutic effects.

This course is the study of periodontal disease, etiologies, recognition of normal periodontium and deviations of normal, clinical assessment, treatment and prevention of disease progression.

This course is desgned to further the student’s knowledge of dental hygiene comprehensive patient care to include block/local anesthesia, nitrous oxide and pain management.

This is a fundamental nutritional biochemistry course with emphasis on the effects of nutrition, dental health and diet. Emphasis is placed on the application of counseling strategies for the dental hygiene patient.

The course will include circulatory disturbances, inflammation and tumors. Also, the course will emphasize diseases affecting the oral cavity, dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral neoplasia and similar problems.

This course provides a study of the principles and methods used in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating community dental health programs. Attitudes and behaviors necessary to promote dental disease prevention through organized community-based programs will also be discussed. Upon completing this course, students should be able to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate a community dental health program.

This course is the final course in the clinical Dental Hygiene sequence. It is designed to enable the student to incorporate all the techniques and treatment modalities previously acquired involving total patient care. Emphasis will be placed on review of dental hygiene courses, continuation of special needs patients and office management skills. Upon completion of the course, the student will be prepared to take national, regional and state board examinations.

This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of ethics, jurisprudence and professionalism with applications to the practice of Dental Hygiene. Topics include state laws, legal liabilities as health care professionals, state laws, professional codes of ethics, writing a resume and interviewing techniques. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to practice Dental Hygiene within established ethical guidelines and state laws.