Provides for discussion of patients with special needs. Completion of first year dental hygiene courses. Includes the signs, symptoms, contagion recognition of selected diseases of the oral cavity and systemic diseases that manifest themselves in the oral cavity. Completion of first year dental hygiene courses. Provides a broad understanding of community dental health and dental epidemiology.
Students develop and implement a basic community dental health project.
Second semester dental hygiene student or Alaska licensure in dental hygiene, and current CPR certification. Contact Dental Programs. Teaches techniques of regional anesthesia in dentistry, pharmacology of local anesthetic drugs, armamentarium, anatomical and physiological considerations, and potential complications. Discussion and evaluation of clinical experiences encountered in DH A295A. Emphasis is placed on review of treatment plans and case presentations of patients exhibiting early periodontal disease. Provides opportunity for students to achieve clinical skill competency with individuals presenting themselves with mild to moderate periodontal disease.