Maricopa Community Colleges  DHE217   19936-20006 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  12/14/99  
DHE217      19936-20006 LAB 5 Credit(s) 15 Period(s)
Clinical Laboratory III
Supervised clinical practice with emphasis on quality and proficiency of patient care. More difficult patients seen. Prerequisites: DHE216 or permission of instructor.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DHE217   19936-20006 Clinical Laboratory III
1. Operate and maintain dental equipment. (I)
2. Maintain aseptic technique. (I)
3. Maintain instrument sharpness. (I)
4. Utilize or perform four-handed dentistry procedures during dental hygiene therapy. (IV)
5. Safely expose, process, and mount dental radiographs to complete a full mouth series in one hour or less. (II)
6. Administer symptomatic treatment of an unknown medical complication or emergency. (II)
7. Perform health assessment; establish baseline vital signs. (II)
8. Assess condition of intraoral/extraoral soft tissue. (II)
9. Assess periodontal condition. (II)
10. Assess oral functional condition. (II)
11. Assess tooth structure for existing and possible restorative treatment. (II)
12. Prepare a patient's dental hygiene treatment plan. (II)
13. Modify dental hygiene therapy as needed to meet the special needs of patients. (III)
14. Educate patient, providing both oral hygiene and dietary counseling emphasizing the patient's responsibility. (III)
15. Provide total dental hygiene care in two hours or less for a patient with moderate to heavydeposits on 3/4 or more of all teeth. (I) (II) (III) (IV)
16. Root plane teeth to glassy smooth surface. (IV)
17. Perform subgingival curettage. (IV)
18. Apply caries preventive agents. (V)
19. Apply desensitizing agents to tooth structures and soft tissues. (V)
20. Apply subgingival antimicrobial agents. (V)
21. Administer local anesthetic. (V)
22. Marginate overhanging restorations. (IV)
23. Polish amalgam restorations. (V)
24. Administer vitality tests. (V)
25. Register impressions and prepare study models. (V)
26. Clean and polish removable appliances. (V)
27. Maintain complete and accurate patient records of treatment. (VI)
28. Administer nitrous oxide. (V)
29. Refer patients for total patient care. (II)
30. Maintain a basic computerized patient recall system at an advanced skill level. (VI)
31. Demonstrate responsibility for professional judgement and ethical conduct in patient care. (I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) (VI)
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DHE217   19936-20006 Clinical Laboratory III
    I. Preparation for Procedures
        A. Operate and maintain equipment
        B. Maintain asepsis
        C. Maintain instrument sharpness
      II. Assess Patient Condition
          A. Health assessment
            1. Mediocodental history
            2. Interview
            3. Vital Signs
          B. Intraoral/extraoral soft tissue examination
            1. Oral cancer exam
            2. Gingival evaluation
          C. Radiographic procedures
            1. Identify conditions necessary for X-ray exposure
            2. Expose and process radiographs
            3. Evaluate diagnostic quality of radiographs
          D. Periodontal assessment
            1. Tooth mobility
            2. Pocket depth
            3. Furcation involvement
            4. Recession
            5. Mucogingival involvement
          E. Functional findings
          F. Restorative treatment
            1. Restorations--gold, composite, amalgam, prosthesis
            2. Caries
          G. Treatment plan
            1. Classify patient
            2. Identify treatment necessary
            3. Inform patient
            4. Sequence appointment
            5. Modify for patients with special needs
            6. Refer for total patient care
          H. Emergency procedures
            1. Identify symptoms
            2. Monitor vital signs
            3. Provide life support
        III. Patient Education
            A. Plaque control
            B. Dietary counseling
            C. Self applied fluorides
          IV. Instrumentation
              A. Identify deposits
              B. Remove deposits
                1. Curets
                2. Files, hoes
                3. Sonics and ultrasonics
              C. Root plane
              D. Perform subgingival curettage
              E. Remove overhangs
              F. Work with dental assistants
            V. Provide Services
                A. Application of pit and fissure sealants
                B. Application of desensitizing agents
                C. Administer local anesthetics
                D. Polish amalgams
                E. Administer vitality tests
                F. Register impressions and prepare diagnostic models
                G. Polish removable appliances
                H. Administer nitrous oxide sedation
                I. Apply subgingival antimicrobial agents
              VI. Records
                  A. Record all treatment
                  B. Utilize a computerized recall system
                  C. Record all periodontal information related to the patients
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