Lecture one hour. 415-2 Rural Health and Geriatric Intership. The student will utilize preventive, therapeutic and educational measures in combination with principles of public health to provide care to clients in rural health settings and to the geriatric population. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to work with area health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to meeting oral health care needs of these special populations. Seminar one hour.
Field experiences six hours.
440-2 Interpretation and Review of Dental Literature. This course includes an investigation of various types of sources used for accessing literature related to the practice of dental hygiene. A review of general research principles and statistics is included. Students conduct critical reviews of research articles, utilize various computer searches and write abstracts of published research reports. Health Care Management 365, Dental Hygiene 347 or concurrent enrollment, or consent of faculty.