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This course will include a study of supporting tooth structures, identification, classification, etiology, progression and treatment of periodontal diseases.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course focuses on interpretation of intraoral and extraoral dental radiographic images. Three-dimensional imaging, extraoral imaging, dental x-ray film, film processing and quality assurance are also explored.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course encompasses prenatal development with a focus on the development of the face, neck and oral cavity. This course also introduces the pathologic processes and recognition of oral manifestations and their considerations to the practice of dental hygiene.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The first clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on basic preventive skills and dental hygiene instrumentation.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course is designed to reinforce topics covered in DHYG 311 through the use of advanced case studies. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based decision making. Also designed to collaborate with clinic needs as identified in DHYG 331.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

Students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on increasing competency in basic dental hygiene skills and comprehensive patient care.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course is designed to equip the dental hygiene student with the skills necessary to navigate the business and administration side of dentistry. A focus on networking, dental procedure codes and insurance protocol will be covered.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

Concepts of Global Citizenship and Intercultural Competency are desired attributes of future health care professionals. Students will self-assess their cultural knowledge in preparation for international travel. Interacting with individuals from different cultural backgrounds will provide the opportunity for students to become aware of their own cultural understanding and improve critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Through travel and experiential learning, the students will begin to develop the capacity to identify, discuss and reflect upon the ethical challenges presented in political, social, and personal lives to understand diverse world views of social justice and common good.

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Diverse Cultures - Gold

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course is designed to be a study of the fundamental elements, purposes, and uses of local anesthesia for the dental hygienist.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The second clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on increasing clinical competency in basic dental hygiene skills and comprehensive patient care.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course focuses on clinical procedures, educational techniques and legal and ethical issues as they apply to the patient- dental hygiene provider relationship.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The course is designed to be a study of the fundamental elements, purposes and uses of nitrous oxide sedation in the practice of dental hygiene. This course meets the educational criteria established by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course introduces second year dental hygiene students to the disciplines and basic principles of community dental health, epidemiologic methods and biostatistical measurement analysis. Preventive oral health measures and program development is included to provide a background for the practical application of dental public health methods to the community. This course is an upper division writing intensive course for the traditional dental hygiene program.

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Writing Intensive

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course focuses on legal and ethical issues as they apply to the patient-healthcare provider relationship and legally delegated duties that a licensed dental hygienist may perform. Students will become aware of clinical procedures and educational techniques that will enhance the level of care provided in a clinical setting, issues affecting the patient-healthcare provider relationship, and legally delegated duties of a dental hygienist.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

Didactic and clinical study of etiology, diagnosis, preventive and therapeutic procedures involved with periodontal disease.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course is designed to prepare the dental hygiene student in the use of new technologies in the modern dental office.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The final clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on preparing for the transition from dental hygiene student to practitioner.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course focuses on preparing dental hygiene students to articulate into the professional workforce. Emphasis is placed on resume writing, interviewing skills, and career options.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This course is designed to introduce students to their roles and responsibilities as educators and resource persons by promoting optimal oral health at the community level.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The course is designed to provide the dental hygiene practitioner with a survey of common medical disorders that may be encountered in a dental practice. The medical problems are organized to provide a brief overview of the basic disease process, etiology, incidence, prevalence, behavior characteristics, medications and oral manifestations commonly presented by the dental patients. As a result of the accumulation of evidence based research, the dental hygiene practitioner will be provided with an understanding of the disease, recognize the severity of the common medical disorders and make a dental management decision providing the patient with the highest possible level of oral health.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

The first of two clinical courses designed to utilize the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation process in a community based setting. This course will address efforts to reduce incidence and severity of oral diseases resulting in improved access to community oral health in complex cases.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

This is the second of two clinical courses designed to utilize the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation process in a community based setting. This course will address efforts to reduce incidence and severity of oral diseases resulting in improved access to community oral health in complex cases.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene (BS)

Identify clinical skills and knowledge needed to improve effectiveness as a dental hygienist. Areas addressed: ultrasonic implementation using multiple types of devices, risk factor analysis, comprehensive treatment planning, Periscope (endoscope), carbide/diamond files, advanced instrumentation techniques, patient management, case presentation.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene Post Licensure (BS)

Topics included but not be limited to: advanced practice models to expand oral health services, including restorative procedures; counseling regarding smoking cessation; recent medical advances in the field of dentistry and legal and policy issues currently impacting dental hygiene.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene Post Licensure (BS)

Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the impact of emerging dental technology. Topics include dental practice software management, digital radiography, intro-oral cameras, patient education software, lasers in dentistry, and internet information sources for both practitioners and patients.

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Health Science

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Dental Hygiene Post Licensure (BS)