CCOG for DH 205 Fall 2026
- Course Number:
- DH 205
- Course Title:
- Dental Hygiene Practice V
- Credit Hours:
- 5
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 150
Course Description
Covers the application of integrated multidisciplinary learning in the dental hygiene clinical practice. Emphasizes critical thinking for evidence-based treatment planning and incorporates time management and quality assessment principles into clinic management. Focuses on developing clinical skills at the novice clinician level. Prerequisites: DH 204B. Corequisites: DH 202 and DH 205S.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Employ efficient data collection and assessment at the novice clinician level.
- Recognize and address special considerations in the provision of dental hygiene care.
- Implement the dental hygiene process of care with an emphasis on periodontal patients.
- Formulate patient-centered treatment plans independently.
- Perform preventive and therapeutic hand and ultrasonic debridement at the novice level.
- Utilize pain management techniques in the provision of dental hygiene care.
- Deliver patient education with cultural humility.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Instrumentation practical exams
Skill evaluations
Formative patient experiences
Summative patient experiences