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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.

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.

Wel­come new stu­dents! Our Open­Lab site is now open. You can send your mem­ber­ship re­quests and join the group if you haven’t done so al­ready. I will begin post­ing in­for­ma­tion for the com­ing se­mes­ter. Please click on “Course Site” to get there. Prof. Matthews

Welcome new students! Our OpenLab site is now open. You can send your membership requests and join the group if you haven’t done so already. I will begin posting information for the coming semester. Please click on “Course Site” to get there. Prof. Matthews

As a stu­dent, you will de­velop and apply math­e­mat­i­cal, log­i­cal, crit­i­cal think­ing, and sta­tis­ti­cal skills to solve prob­lems in real-world con­texts. You will ac­quire skills in the fields of al­ge­bra, geom­e­try, prob­a­bil­ity, sta­tis­tics, and math­e­mat­i­cal mod­el­ing. You will also have op­por­tu­ni­ties to de­velop your read­ing, writ­ing, oral, and lis­ten­ing skills.

As a student, you will develop and apply mathematical, logical, critical thinking, and statistical skills to solve problems in real-world contexts. You will acquire skills in the fields of algebra, geometry, probability, statistics, and mathematical modeling. You will also have opportunities to develop your reading, writing, oral, and listening skills.