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DAE 169 Clinical Procedures
.5 cr. hrs. .5 periods (.5 lec.)
Application and evaluation of skills acquired in a clinical environment. Includes specialty seminars and guest lecturers,
rotations to specialty practices, first and second clinical externship rotation assignments, discussion and analysis of clinical
externship, and evaluation process.
Prerequisite(s): DAE 159, 160, 161, 162/162LB, 163/163LC, 164/164LB, 165/165LB.
Corequisite(s): DAE 166, DAE 167, DAE 169LC
Information: Consent of program coordinator is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Spring.
DAE 169LC Clinical Procedures Lab
6 cr. hrs. 24 periods (24 lab)
This is the clinical lab portion of DAE 169.
Prerequisite(s): DAE 159, 160, 161, 162/162LB, 163/163LC, 164/164LB, 165/165LB.
Corequisite(s): DAE 166, DAE 167, DAE 169
Information: Consent of program coordinator is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Spring.
Dental Hygiene
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
DENTAL ASSISTING EDUCATION — DENTAL HYGIENE
DHE 101 Dental Hygiene I
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Introduction to the procedures used in the practice of dental hygiene at the beginning level. Includes professionalism and
ethics, infection control, body mechanics/ergonomics, evaluation of patient medical and dental history, assessment data,
and instrumentation. Also includes removal of soft deposits, fluorides, clinical procedures, and diversity of patient
populations. Also includes a laboratory involving practicing dental hygiene procedures on student partners.
Corequisite(s): DHE 101LC, DHE 104, DHE 104LB, DHE 107, DHE 112, DHE 116, DHE 116LC
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene
department before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
DHE 101LC Dental Hygiene I Clinical
3 cr. hrs. 12 periods (12 lab)
This is the clinical lab portion of DHE 101.
Corequisite(s): DHE 101, DHE 104, DHE 104LB, DHE 107, DHE 112, DHE 116, DHE 116LC
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene
department before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
DHE 104 Dental and Oral Morphology
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Form and function of primary and permanent dentition. Includes oral cavity proper, form, function and physiology, tooth
identification, terminology, deciduous dentition morphology, occlusion, tooth anomalies, and root morphology.
Corequisite(s): DHE 101, DHE 101LC, DHE 104LB, DHE 107, DHE 112, DHE 116, DHE 116LC
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene
department before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
DHE 104LB Dental and Oral Morphology Lab
1 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lab)
This is the lab portion of DHE 104.
Corequisite(s): DHE 101, DHE 101LC, DHE 104, DHE 107, DHE 112, DHE 116, DHE 116LC
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene
department before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
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