17 contact hours. This course will provide clinical experience in total patient care. Emphasis will be placed on instrumentation, radiographic techniques, patient education, and treatment planning. Twelve hour clinic weekly. DEH 2804L. A survey of drugs commonly encountered in the dental office.
Special emphasis is given to drug actions affecting dental treatment procedures.
One hour weekly. This course provides principles of general pathology in relationship to the diseases of the teeth, soft tissues, supporting structures of the oral cavity, and peri-oral tissues. The importance of recognition of normal and abnormal conditions in the head and neck by the dental hygienist is emphasized. 32 contact hours. This course is designed to enable the student to gain the knowledge and theory necessary to perform expanded functions as outlined by the Florida Dental Practice Act as well as other adjunctive services rendered by the dental hygienist.