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DHY 251 Clinical Services III 4 cr.
This capstone course offers an integrative clinical
approach to the provision of patient care services.
It emphasizes the honing of clinical skills, the
synthesis of prior learning, and application to the
delivery of care. It covers practice management
and its application to the business of dental
hygiene to prepare students for the modern
workforce and its various demands.
Prerequisite: CHE 210, DHY 201, DHY 210,
DHY 220, DHY 230, MTH 107 or CIS 101
Co-requisite: DHY 235, DHY 240, DHY 259,
SOC 101, SPE 102
3/0/12 Course fee charged
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
DMS 101 Introduction to Sonography 2 cr.
Introduces the diagnostic foundations of
diagnostic medical sonography, including
terminology, scan plane orientations,
anatomical relationships, departmental administrative
operations, hospital organization,
HIPPA regulations, blood and fluid precautions
and basic patient care principles.
Prerequisite: BIO 110/111, HIT 105, PHY 107
Co-requisites: BIO 114/115, PSY 101, ENG 101
2/0/0 FA Course fee charged
DMS 102 Cross-sectional Anatomy 2 cr.
This course will require the student to study
sectional anatomy of the body in the transverse,
longitudinal and coronal planes. Emphasis will
be placed on the vessels and organs imaged
sonographically. There will also be correlation of
the anatomy to sonographic images.
Prerequisite: DMS 101, BIO 110, BIO 114
Co-requisite: DMS 103, DMS 104, DMS 110,
DMS 120
2/0/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 103 Ultrasound Abdomen 2 cr.
This course will give the student a comprehensive
understanding of the pathological
processes that may affect the abdominal
organs. Diseases of the liver, biliary tract,
pancreas, urinary system, spleen, gastrointestinal
tract, retro peritoneal and gynecological
structures are included in this discussion along
with correlation of sonographic images.
Classroom instruction will be coordinated with
lab activities in DMS 120.
Prerequisite: DMS 101, BIO 110, BIO 114
Co-requisite: DMS 102, DMS 104, DMS 110,
DMS 120
2/0/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 104 Ultrasound OB/GYN I 2 cr.
This course will prepare the student to
perform sonograms of the female pelvis,
encompassing both gynecological and
obstetrical examinations. This course consists
of normal pelvic anatomy and pathological
processes in the first trimester to include
menstrual cycle and embryology. Cross
sectional anatomy of these structures and their
sonographic and clinical activities in DMS 120.
Prerequisite: DMS 101, BIO 110, BIO 114
Co-requisite: DMS 102, DMS 103, DMS 110,
DMS 120
2/3/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 110 Ultrasound Physics I 2 cr.
This course will discuss and solve mathematical
problems associated with human tissue,
basic instrumentation and scanning
technology.
Prerequisite: PHY 107
Co-requisite: DMS 102, DMS 103, DMS 104,
DMS 120
2/0/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 120 Lab Practicum 1 cr.
This course is designed to develop the
student’s ultrasonic skills in the campus
laboratory. Students will get accustomed to
performing sonographic examinations by
practicing proper scanning ergonomics,
applying gel, scanning techniques, scanning
protocols and locating and identifying
normal anatomy.
Prerequisite: DMS 101, BIO 114/115, PSY 101,
ENG 101
Co-requisite: DMS 102, DMS 103, DMS 104,
DMS 110, ENG 102
0/3/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 205 Ultrasound OB/GYN II 3 cr.
This course will prepare the student to
perform sonograms of the female pelvis,
encompassing both gynecological and
obstetrical examinations. This course consists
of normal and abnormal anatomy throughout
the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Cross sectional anatomy of these structures
and their appearances on the sonogram will
be discussed. Fetal abnormalities, high-risk
pregnancies and maternal disease will also be
correlated to the sonographic examination.
Classroom instruction will be coordinated with
lab and clinical activities in the DMS 221.
Prerequisite: DMS 104
Co-requisite: DMS 211, DMS 221, DMS 224
2/3/0 SU Course fee charged
DMS 206 Diagnostic Imaging 3 cr.
This course represents the clinical component
of the student experience for this semester.
Certain lab activities and clinical procedures
are designed to develop the student’s
scanning skills. Classroom instruction will be
coordinated with certain lab and clinical
activities in the DMS 222.
Prerequisite: DMS 120
Co-requisite: DMS 222, DMS 225
2/3/0 FA Course fee charged
DMS 207 Vascular Ultrasound 3 cr.
This course will provide the student with an
understanding of the uses of Doppler and
color ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation
of vascular disease. Instruction will include a
discussion of the principles of Doppler physics
and instrumentation, hemodynamics, imaging
protocols and proper scanning techniques for
performing DVT and carotid artery studies.
Classroom instruction will be coordinated with
certain lab and clinical activities in the DMS
223.
Prerequisite: DMS 206
Co-requisite: DMS 223, DMS 226
2/3/0 SP Course fee charged
DMS 211 Ultrasound Physics II 2 cr.
This course will provide the student with a
practical understanding of the principles of
ultrasound physics as it applies to diagnostic
medical imaging. The course material will
focus on physical principles of sound energy,
transducer and equipment design, sound
productions/ transmission/attenuation,
imaging artifacts and safety/biological effects.
Prerequisite: DMS 110
Co-requisite: DMS 205, DMS 221, DMS 224
2/0/0 SU Course fee charged
DMS 221 Clinical Practicum I 2 cr.
This course was designed to integrate the
didactic education into the clinical environment
which; may include scanning on campus laboratories,
private office settings, as well as
hospital rotations. Students will scan
abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical and superficial
structures.
Prerequisite: DMS 102, DMS 103, DMS 104,
DMS 110, DMS 120
Co-requisite: DMS 205, DMS 211, DMS 224
0/0/24 SU Course fee charged
DMS 222 Clinical Practicum II 2 cr.
This course was designed to develop the
student’s ultrasonic skills in a clinical
environment; may include scanning on
campus laboratories, private office settings, as
well as hospital rotations. Includes experience
in abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical and small
parts scanning.
Prerequisite: DMS 205, DMS 211, DMS 221,
DMS 224
Co-requisite: DMS 206, DMS 225, MTH 107,
SOC 101
0/0/24 FA Course fee charged
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