DHYG 2445 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III

Credits: 5
Students demonstrate competency in comprehensive patient care through the integration of all required program competencies and proficiencies. Students practice evidence-based decision making in providing dental hygiene interventions and developing or modifying treatment plans. Utilizing the dental hygiene process of care model, students apply the principles of professionalism, communication, clinical judgment, collaboration, and self-evaluation to provide individualized patient care in a variety of clinical settings and service-learning activities. In addition, students write journal entries that reflect critical thinking and development of professional, personal, and civic responsibility.

Prerequisite: Completion of DHYG 2435.