2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    Dec 30, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DHYG 1215 - Community Dentistry


Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours - Lecture: 1 Lab: 3
The principles and concepts of community public health and dental health education emphasizing community assessment, educational planning, implementation, and evaluation including methods and materials used in teaching dental health education in various community settings. Requires LSC liability insurance.
Prerequisite: DHYG 1211 , DHYG 1235 , DHYG 1239 , DHYG 2231  and DHYG 2362 ; College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; Corequisite: DHYG 2153 , DHYG 2363  
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Design a dental hygiene program that meets the needs of a target population. 2 - Differentiate the governmental, sociological, environmental and cultural concerns of the community. 3 - Describe the principles and concepts of community public and dental health education and evaluations.