2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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You will be required to successfully complete a number of
procedures. Prerequisite: DEH 1800L. Corequisite: DEH
1802. Lab Fee. (OA)
DEH 2300 PHARMACOLOGY AND PAIN CONTROL
3 cr. hrs.
Pharmacology and Pain Control introduces principles
of basic pharmacology as they pertain to the practice of
dentistry and dental hygiene. It emphasizes actions and
reactions of medications commonly used in the dental offi ce
or taken by dental patients. Topics include terminology,
pharmaceutical references, prescriptions and abbreviations,
pharmacokinetics, drugs used in dentistry and their
pharmacokinetics, drugs that may alter dental treatment and
their pharmacokinetics, drugs used in dental emergencies,
drug abuse, and nitrous oxide monitoring. Prerequisite: DEH
1802. Corequisite: DEH 2804. Lab Fee. (OA)
DEH 2400 GENERAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY
3 cr. hrs.
General and oral pathology presents the principles of general
pathology in relation to diseases of the teeth, soft tissue, and
supporting structures of the oral cavity, as well as general
pathologic conditions affecting the head and neck. Topics
include terminology and diagnostic procedures, variants of
normal conditions, benign conditions of unknown cause,
inflammation and repair, caries and pulpal pathology, immune
response, oral diseases with immunological pathogenesis,
autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, embryology of the
head and neck, developmental disorders of the soft tissues
and teeth, developmental cysts, neoplasia, odontogenic
tumors, other tumors of oral structures, genetics, genetic
syndromes and diseases of the head and neck, general
pathologic conditions affecting the oral structures, TMJ
disorders, and dental implants. Prerequisite: DEH 1800.
Corequisite: DEH 1802. (OA)
DEH 2602 PERIODONTOLOGY 2 cr. hrs.
This course provides information on the principles of
periodontology pertinent to dental hygiene practice. Topics
include tissues of the periodontium, epidemiology of
periodontal diseases, classifi cation of periodontal diseases,
disease prevention, disease treatment and management,
drug therapy, immunology and host defense mechanisms,
microorganisms associated with periodontology, surgical
and nonsurgical treatment, implantology and maintenance,
and periodontal/endodontic emergencies. Prerequisite: DEH
1802. Corequisite: DEH 2300. (OA)
DEH 2702 COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 2 cr. hrs.
Community Dental Health provides you with a broad
understanding of the health care system, an objective view of
the signifi cant social, political, psychological, and economic
forces directing the system, and prepares you to promote oral
health and prevent oral disease in a community by meeting
specifi c dental health needs of community groups. Topics
include epidemiology, community dental care assessment,
community dental care provision, preventative counseling for
groups, group oral health education, sociological concepts
related to dentistry, biostatistics, terminology, dental care
systems, and concepts of dental research. Prerequisite: DEH
2602. Corequisite: DEH 2702L. (OA)
DEH 2702L COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH LAB
1 cr. hr.
Community Dental Health Lab provides you with a broad
understanding of the health care system, an objective view of
the signifi cant social, political, psychological, and economic
forces directing the system, and prepares you to promote
oral health and prevent oral disease in a community by
meeting specifi c dental health needs of community groups.
Topics learned in lecture during the fall term (epidemiology,
community dental care assessment, community dental care
provision, preventative counseling for groups, group oral
health education, sociological concepts related to dentistry,
biostatistics, terminology, dental care systems, and concepts
of dental research) are all put to practical use that culminates
in a major community project. You will pick a population to
assess, design an oral health program, deliver instructions,
and then assess effectiveness. Prerequisite: DEH 2602.
Corequisite: DEH 2702. (OA)
DEH 2710 NUTRITIONAL AND DENTAL HEALTH
2 cr. hrs.
This course presents an overview of the organic and
biochemical aspects of the 6 major nutrients in our diets:
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, water, vitamins, and minerals
and their digestion, absorption, and metabolism. You will also
learn how nutrients function to keep a body well, and how
lack of or excess of certain nutrients can cause disease. The
role of nutrition in development and maintenance throughout
the lifecycle will be presented, as well as the role of nutrition
and its relationship to health and disease in the oral cavity.
This basic nutritional knowledge will then be incorporated
into learning the skill of dietary assessment, counseling and
intervention in the clinical setting. Prerequisite: DEH 1802.
Corequisite: DEH 2300. (OA)
DEH 2804 DENTAL HYGIENE THEORY III 2 cr. hrs.
Dental Hygiene Theory III is a continuation of DEH 1802. You
will apply the principles and demonstrate improved patient
care skills for the prevention of oral disease, including patient
assessment, treatment planning, periodontal debridement,
ultrasonics, and air polishing, oral photography, oral irrigation
and antimicrobial agents, topical nesthetic, hypersensitivity
and desensitization, patient education involving the Internet,
advanced alternate fulcruming techniques, tobacco cessation
counseling, and diagnodent. This course offers didactic
instruction as well as the applied techniques. Prerequisite:
DEH 1802. Corequisite: DEH 2804L. Lab Fee. (OA)
DEH 2804L DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC III 4 cr. hrs.
Dental Hygiene Clinic III is a continuation of DEH 1802L. You
will demonstrate ability to synthesize and conceptualize all
knowledge and theory skills previously learned and utilize
these skills to provide direct patient services at the entry
level profi ciency required of a licensed dental hygienist.
Patients treated will be at a higher level of diffi culty than
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