Emphasis is placed on social and cultural factors influencing oral health status as well as the dental health professional's role toward improvement of the public health. Additionally, the course encourages students to investigate, formulate opinions and report on current issues in health care delivery. Students will be able to recognize, describe, and document healthy periodontal conditions as well as those changes which occur with periodontal disease processes. Students will further be able to plan and deliver appropriate non-surgical periodontal therapies and understand the advanced therapeutic options available for patients with identified conditions. Applies the basic principles and techniques involved in accurately performing a thorough periodontal examination, individualized treatment plan and advanced instrumentation techniques.
Students provide dental hygiene care to periodontal patients in the clinical setting.
The science of human nutrition with an emphasis on dental and oral health issues. Included are the elements involved in the biochemical nature and function of the nutrients as they pertain to health at various stages of life. Sociological, psychological, ethnic, economic and other influences on the human diet are addressed. This course satisfies the Computer Literacy Intensive Value. All rights reserved.