COURSE

OBJECTIVES:    

Through reading assignments, lectures, individual/group discussion, and lab/clinical practice, the students will develop the knowledge and skills required to perform procedures related to the dental hygiene profession.  Upon completion of this course (as integrated with Clinical Practice I) the students should be able to:

1.     Demonstrate proper infection control protocol during patient care set-up and break-down of clinic operations and instrument preparation for sterilization.

2.     Demonstrate and consistently utilize correct positioning while working on selected patients in the clinical setting.

3.     Demonstrate correct instrumentation technique when using the dental mirror, explorer and periodontal probe as well as sickles, universal and Gracey currettes.

4.     Identify possible contraindications to dental/dental hygiene treatment based on patients’ medical histories.

5.     Review medical histories identifying areas requiring further information from the patient and then questioning and documenting additional information.

6.     Correctly take and record vital signs: blood pressure and pulse.

7.     Complete dental charting and periodontal assessment with adequate documentation for this level of their education.

8.     Identify and correctly sharpen dull dental hygiene instruments.

9.     Perform extra andintraoral examinations correctly documenting finding for this level of their education.

10.    Explain the rationale for antibiotic premedication and/or consultation with a patient’s physician prior to tissue manipulation.

COURSE

EVALUATION:

     Evaluation # 1         20%

     Evaluation # 2         20%

     Evaluation # 3         20%

     Evaluation # 4         20%

     Final Exam              20%

                                    100%

Dental Hygiene Department Grading Scale

          A = 92 to 100

          B = 83 to 91

          C = 75 to 82

          D = 65 to 74

75 FINAL COURSE AVERAGE IS THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE GRADE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE

Course Examinations (25% each)

Scheduled examinations will be comprehensive in nature, but will focus on material presented since the previous examination. Students missing an exam due to illness will be allowed to make up the exam on the day of their return to school. No grade higher than a 90 will be given for make-up examinations. Students will be allowed to make up only one (1) exam per semester.

ATTENDANCE:  

More than two (2) absences for any reason will result in a loss of 5 points from final course grade for EACH absence over the allowed 2. In cases of extreme illness and/or hospitalization, individual decisions may be made. Two (2) tardies will be the equivalent of one (1) absence. Students must be present for the entire class period to get credit for a class session. Students leaving class early will be counted as absent.  The student is held

responsible for addressing these actions with the instructor.

Note: You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance.

Plagiarism is the use of someone else's thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")-whether you use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not.

Student Honor Creed

As an MSU Student, I pledge not to lie, cheat, steal, or help anyone else do so."

As students at MSU, we recognize that any great society must be composed of empowered, responsible citizens. We also recognize universities play an important role in helping mold these responsible citizens. We believe students themselves play an important part in developing responsible citizenship by maintaining a community where integrity and honorable character are the norm, not the exception.

Thus, We, the Students of Midwestern State University, resolve to uphold the honor of the University by affirming our commitment to complete academic honesty. We resolve not only to be honest but also to hold our peers accountable for complete honesty in all university matters.

We consider it dishonest to ask for, give, or receive help in examinations or quizzes, to use any unauthorized material in examinations, or to present, as one's own, work or ideas which are not entirely one's own. We recognize that any instructor has the right to expect that all student work is honest, original work. We accept and acknowledge that responsibility for lying, cheating, stealing, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty fundamentally rests within each individual student.

We expect of ourselves academic integrity, personal professionalism, and ethical character. We appreciate steps taken by University officials to protect the honor of the University against any who would disgrace the MSU student body by violating the spirit of this creed.

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