California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 11 - Dental Hygiene Board of California › Article 3 - Educational Programs › Section 1103 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of this division, the term:
(a) "Academic year" means a period of
				education consisting of a minimum of forty-five (45) quarter units or thirty
				(30) semester units within a twelve-month period or three quarters or two
				semesters within a 12-month period, or a duration deemed equivalent thereto by
				the Dental Hygiene Board.
(b)
				"Analgesia" means a state of decreased sensibility to pain, such as that
				produced by using nitrous oxide and oxygen with or without local
				anesthesia.
(c) "Approved
				accreditation standards" means those standards issued by the Commission on
				Dental Accreditation in Business and Professions Code section
				1941.5.
(d) "Clinical instruction" means instruction
				in which students receive supervised patient care experiences in performing
				procedures in a clinical setting to achieve safe and effective clinical
				outcomes. The instructor to student ratio shall meet approved accreditation
				standards.
(e) "Clinical practice"
				means the planned learning experiences with patients designed for students to
				apply dental hygiene knowledge and skills to meet course objectives in a
				variety of Dental Hygiene Board-approved clinical settings. Clinical practice
				may include learning experiences provided in various settings, including, but
				not limited to, dental hygiene clinics, extramural clinical facilities, as well
				as health care agencies.
(f)
				"Clinical setting" means a setting that accommodates patient care.
(g) "Clinical outcome" is the result derived
				from a specific intervention or treatment.
(h) "Competencies" means statements
				describing the abilities needed to practice dental hygiene, including skills,
				understanding, and professional values that are performed independently in
				realistic settings.
(i) "Competent"
				means possessing the knowledge, skills and values required in the dental
				hygiene process of care to practice dental hygiene or provide instruction
				within a dental hygiene educational program.
(j) "Curriculum" means an organized set of
				courses of learning which are prerequisite to the award of a degree or
				diploma.
(k) "Dental hygiene
				process of care" means the application of scientific, evidence-based knowledge
				in the identification and treatment of actual or potential patient health
				problems as related to oral health.
The dental hygiene process of care shall meet approved
				  accreditation standards and includes:
(1) Comprehensive collection of patient data
				to identify the physical and oral health status;
(2) Analysis of assessment findings and use
				of critical thinking in order to address the patient's dental hygiene treatment
				needs;
(3) Establishment of a
				dental hygiene care plan that reflects the realistic goals and treatment
				strategies to facilitate optimal oral health;
(4) Provision of patient-centered treatment
				and evidence-based care in a manner minimizing risk and optimizing oral
				health;
(5) Measurement of the
				extent to which goals identified in the dental hygiene care plan are
				achieved;
(6) Complete and accurate
				recording of all documentation relevant to patient care.