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DHE 260LC Clinical Skills Enhancement II
1-4 cr. hrs. 4-16 periods (4-16 lab)
A clinical remediation course designed to support identified second year dental hygiene students who are performing at or
below clinic course expectations. Includes identification of need through clinical performance scores, development of
individualized clinical remediation plan, and assessment.
Information: Students must be admitted to the PCC Dental Hygiene program and obtain consent of the Dental Hygiene
department before enrolling in this course. May be taken two times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DHE 296 Advanced Independent Study: Dental Hygiene
1-4 cr. hrs. 3-12 periods (3-12 lab)
Students independently continue their development in Dental Hygiene under the guidance of a faculty member.
Information:
May be taken two times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Departmental approval is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
Dental Laboratory Technology
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
DLT 101 Dental Morphology
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Introduction to human dental morphology through lectures, readings, and sculpting exercises. Includes the dental health
care team, anatomical landmarks and terminology, tooth development and landmarks, tooth sculpting, articulators and
model mounting, occlusion, and care of laboratory instruments.
Corequisite(s): DLT 101LB
Information: Consent of program director is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DLT 101LB Dental Morphology Lab
1 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lab)
This is the Lab portion of DLT 101.
Corequisite(s): DLT 101
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DLT 102 Non-Metallic Dental Materials
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles of chemistry and physics, identification, selection, and manipulation of non-metallic dental materials. Includes
an introduction to dental materials, management of materials, impression material, gypsum materials, dental waxes,
refractory materials, and acrylic resin.
Prerequisite(s): DLT 101 or concurrent enrollment.
Information: Consent of program director is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DLT 103 Complete Dentures
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Examination of the relationship between upper and lower dentures as interpreted on a functional articulator. Includes
evaluation of preliminary impressions and fabrication of models, custom impression trays, evaluation of final impression
and master model, baseplate fabrication, occlusion rims, articulation and mounting of working models, and prosthetic
tooth selection. Also includes setting artificial denture teeth, processing the trial denture, finishing complete dentures,
fabricating surgical templates, and denture repair and reline.
Prerequisite(s): DLT 101 or concurrent enrollment.
Corequisite(s): DLT 103LB
Information: Consent of program director is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DLT 103LB Complete Dentures Lab
3 cr. hrs. 9 periods (9 lab)
This is the Lab portion of DLT 103.
Corequisite(s): DLT 103
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DENTAL HYGIENE — DENTAL LAB TECHNOLOGY
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