• DHT 211: Dental Hygiene Seminar

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course covers topics of professionalism for the dental hygienist including legal aspects of practice, ethics and dental office practices. (2 lecture hours/week)
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• DHT 212: Community Dental Health

  0.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide concepts and principles related to the practice of community oral health. Prevention, access to care, providers of dental services, financing dental care, and quality assurance are discussed. The dental hygienist’s role in developing community oral health programs is an integral component. The significance of oral health measures for all members of society is addressed. The dental hygiene student will develop oral health education programs for diverse populations utilizing the dental hygiene process of care paradigm of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Field experiences will take place in community schools, extended care facilities, outpatient treatment facilities, and acute care facilities. (2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHT 221: Clinical Dental Hygiene II

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  Continuation of the supervised clinical practice of previously learned dental hygiene techniques.(180 total clinic hours/semester) Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHT 222: Clinical Dental Hygiene III

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  Continuation of the supervised clinical practice of previously learned dental hygiene techniques.(180 total clinic hours/semester) Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHT 240: Prin of Dental Hygiene II

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of DHT 141. (2 lecture hours/week)
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• DHT 242: Prin of Dental Hygiene III

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course provides for the presentation of a prepared case study that includes material in the areas of assessment of patient characteristics, interpretation of radiographs, planned and managed dental hygiene care, utilization of non-surgical periodontal procedures, preventive agents, supportive treatment services and professional responsibilities. Included is a systematic approach to board preparation and dental hygiene curricula review. Information presented in this course will assist senior dental hygiene students in preparing for credentialing examinations and other procedures required for obtaining a dental hygiene license. (2 lecture hours/week)Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHT 251: Periodontology

  3.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course focuses on periodontal diseases and their relevance for the dental hygienist. A review of the anatomy and structures of the periodontium is included. A thorough analysis and application of the clinical dental hygiene diagnosis is provided. Emphasis is placed on the etiology, systemic correlation, clinical and radiographic assessment, diagnosis and classification, treatment planning, treatment evaluation, periodontal maintenance and surgical and non-surgical treatment procedures of periodontal diseases. (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHT 260: Special Topics in Dental Hyg

  2.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge and application of current and new concepts, techniques and paradigms within the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in particular. Speakers will focus on such topics as digital technology, laser surgery, and current periodontal practices as well as product and equipment updates. The study will assist the student with their transition from student to practitioner. (2 lecture hours/week)Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHYG 101: Preclinical Dental Hygiene

  0.00 - 5.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course introduces the theory of the dental hygiene process of care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis is on providing the student with an ethical and scientific foundation to use in applying appropriate infection control procedures, introductory client assessment procedures, and basic instrumentation skills. The use of the dental hygiene diagnosis in developing a care plan is introduced. This pre-clinical laboratory experience course presents practicum covering the fundamentals of medical emergencies, infection control procedures, ergonomic use of the dental operatory, professional conduct, assessment of the dental hygiene client, development of a dental hygiene diagnosis, instrumentation skills, equipment use and maintenance, and oral health education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program. (3 lecture hours, 8 laboratory hours/week)Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.
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• DHYG 111: Dental Science I

  3.00 Credits

  Roane State Community College

  
  This course focuses on anatomical structures of the head and neck, including bones, muscles, glandular tissue, and vascular, nervous, and lymphatic systems. The infectious process and the spread of dental infection are discussed. This course provides the student with a detailed study of comparative tooth anatomy and the anatomical structures that support the teeth and their functions. The eruption, arrangement, function, developmental disturbances, occlusion and morphological characteristics of both the permanent and deciduous dentitions is presented. Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program (3 lecture hours/week)Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.Formerly DHT 111
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