DEN 1100 Principles of Dental Hygiene Care I, Fall 2016
Professor(s)
Department
Dental Hygiene
Course Code
DEN 1100
Semester / Year
Fall 2016
Course Description
An introduction to the didactic and clinical techniques and principles involved in the practice of dental hygiene. Emphasis is on the principles of optimal patient care including: aseptic techniques, patient assessment, personal oral hygiene and plaque control, fundamentals of instrumentation and related body mechanics, principles of instrument sharpening and emerging modalities.