• DHY 376: Dental Pharmacology

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to introduce pharmacology to the dental hygiene student as it relates to dental and dental hygiene procedures. The students will learn drug interactions and how they can affect dental care of the patient. Students will become familiar with the most common drugs used in dentistry as well as the most common drugs that will be seen in the dental practice. Students will learn prescription writing, dosage, routes of administration, and side effects of common drugs. Emphasis will be placed in understanding the patient�s medical histories and necessary treatment modifications. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
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• DHY 381: Dental Hygiene Clinical PracticeII

  4.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  In this clinical course, the student continues to develop skills acquired in DH 341. The students continue to develop instrumentation and assessment skills needed to provide thorough dental hygiene care to a diverse population of patients. There is continued emphasis placed on the dental hygiene process of care. Students will become competent in adhering to infection control procedures, taking and reviewing medical and dental histories, properly taking and recording vital signs, recognizing medical emergencies, performing patient risk assessments for disease, as well as thorough intraoral and extra oral exams, assessing and recording periodontal pocket depths, and dental charting. Students will competently deliver prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, as well as administer the appropriate fluoride and other preventive agents. The course consists of 8 hours of clinical experiences per week. Prerequisites: DH 311, DH 331, DH 346
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• DHY 382: Dental Hygiene Seminar II

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 381, Dental Hygiene Clinic II and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. One hour lecture per week.
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• DHY 384: Dental Materials w/ lab

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to acquaint the student to the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of dental materials commonly used in the dental office. The students will learn how to differentiate between dental materials and how to safely handle and make decisions on the use of these materials in the clinical setting. During the laboratory sessions, the students will learn to take impressions, prepare study models, whitening trays and occlusal night guards, and apply sealant materials. Students will also experience off-site rotations to observe the use of dental materials in the dental office or lab. This course consists of 2 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hour per week.
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• DHY 387: Local Anesthesia & Pain Control

  5.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  In this didactic course, students study pain control management to effectively learn the techniques of safely delivering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation for pain control management in the dental practice. This course focuses on the safety, preparation, technique, complications, documentation and legal consideration of delivering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation. Students experience hands-on practice of nitrous sedation and local anesthesia while in the laboratory setting. Successful completion of this course licenses the student after graduation to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide in the state of Tennessee. This course consists of 3 lecture hours and 4 laboratory hours per week.
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• DHY 388: Nutrnl Fundmntl for the Dntl Hygnst

  2.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This courses provides a basic introduction to organic chemistry and biochemistry. It is designed to prepare dental hygiene students to incorporate diet and nutrition principles and practices relative to oral health into dental practice. The fundamental principles of nutrition and diet are built upon and further addressed in management of individuals with local, systemic and chronic disease. Clinically focused discussions on nutrition risk screening, diet evaluation and education for diseases of the oral cavity, and chronic and systemic diseases are included along with weight management, fitness, nutrition misinformation and eating disorders. This course is in a hybrid format that consists of 2 hours per week.
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• DHY 407: Advanced Instrumentation

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to advance the student�s clinical skills by reinforcing clinical instrumentation in a small group setting. Student will begin with review of the basic techniques to reinforce instrument skills. Students will learn advanced instrumentation skills needed to deliver treatment to patients with advanced cases of periodontal disease. Topics will include air polishing, ultrasonic instrumentation and delivery of chemotherapeutic agents. Case studies will also be used to apply knowledge to clinical situations. The students will be instructed in small group and one-on-one sessions by their clinical instructor. This course consists of 2 laboratory hours per week. (0-2-0)
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• DHY 411: Dental Hygiene Clncl Practice III

  6.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This clinical course allows the students to continue to develop their advanced hygiene clinical skills that were developing in DH 341 and DH 381. Focus also continues on the dental hygiene process of care. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to provide comprehensive treatment for the periodontally involved patient. This course consists of 12 hours of clinical experience per week. Prerequisites: DH 311, DH 341, DH 381. (0-0-12)
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• DHY 412: Dental Hygiene Seminar III

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This seminar course is offered in conjunction with DH 411, Dental Hygiene Clinic III and is part of the clinical education continuum. Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced clinical techniques, adjunctive dental hygiene treatment and increased case based learning and problem solving in the clinical setting. This course consists of one hour lecture per week. (1-0-0)
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• DHY 414: Dental Public Health and Research

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to instill the importance and relevance of community oral health. The Community Health curriculum gives students the information needed to provide community oral health care as a student and as a future health care professional. This course correlates oral health as an entity of one�s overall health as illuminated in The Healthy People initiative adopted by the Federal Government. Upon completion of this course, the dental hygiene student will be able to identify career options for the dental hygienist and be able to promote disease prevention through hands on development of community health projects through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a target population. This course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. (3-0-0)
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