Dental hygiene theory and laboratory experiences with major topics of root morphology related to advanced periodontal instrumentation and occlusion related to periodontal health. Student activities include literature reviews and development of table clinics. Continuation of dental hygiene theory with major emphasis of instruction on specialized clinical topics including dental photography, margination, sealants, and patient treatment planning and facial pain. The last in a series of dental hygiene theory courses deals with specialized topics of clinical significance including case studies, surgical sutures, perio dressings, myofunctional therapy, and alveolar osteitis. Introduction to basic nutrition, the role of nutrition in preventive medicine and dentistry, nutrition science as related to dental health and disease, and applied nutritional counseling in preventive dental practice.
Emphasis is on patient management and treatment considerations.
An in-depth study of the radiographic, clinical, macroscopic, and histological features of the periodontium in health and in the diseased states. Recognition, classification, and treatment of the compromised periodontal tissues is stressed. Guest lectures from the dental community discuss current concepts in periodontal therapy. Continued study of periodontal conditions with emphasis on treatment, evaluation of treatment, and maintenance needs of the patient. Students present clinical patient case studies and participate in a periodontal therapy procedure laboratory session.