DEH 1005 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene

Credit(s): 1
Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.50
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program
Formerly DEH 105 Provides the first year dental hygiene student with the basic knowledge, theory, and skill necessary to advance to subsequent clinical dental hygiene courses. This course includes an introduction to the principles of basic instrument recognition, expected professional and ethical behaviors, HIPAA and FERPA compliance, OSHA standards for infection control, dental software systems, oral hygiene instruction, dental hygiene care planning for the patient, and proper consent form documentation.