3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: Admission into the Dental Hygiene program.
Co-requisite: DH 100 and DH 101.
This course reviews the elements necessary to perform dental hygiene care in the clinical setting. Topics include infection control techniques, oral exam and dentition, charting techniques, medical/dental histories, medical emergencies, documentation/record keeping techniques, basic instrumentation, HIPAA and OSHA requirements. Students will learn instrumentation on dentiforms and mannequins and as competencies increase, on each other.