Course Descriptions - Community College of Rhode Island

DHYG 1060 - Clinical Dental Hygiene
II - 3 Credits
This course continues application of the
principles and skills learned in DHYG 1020
and DHYG 1030 as well as new material
learned in DHYG 1050, including patient
education and management. (Prerequisite:
DHYG 1030) Clinic: 8 hours
DHYG 2010 - Pathology - 2 Credits
This course is an examination of general
and oral diseases. Content includes
etiologic agents, tissue response to injury,
immunopathology, neoplasia, cardiovascular
disease, general diseases with oral manifestations
and oral pathology. Consideration is
given to specific conditions of importance
to oral assessment and care. (Prerequisites:
BIOL 1020, DHYG 1040) Lecture: 2 hours
DHYG 2020- Dental Hygiene III -
3 Credits
This course continues to expand on the
principles of dental hygiene practice. Topics
include service to patients with special
needs and nutrition, including nutritional
counseling. (Prerequisites: DHYG 1050, 1060,
Corequisite: DHYG 2030) Lecture: 3 hours
DHYG 2030 - Clinical Dental Hygiene
III - 4 Credits
This course involves continued application
of the principles and skills practiced in
DHYG-1060 and includes the application
of principles studied in DHYG-2030: Dental
Hygiene III, including local anesthesia.
(Prerequisites: BIOL 1020, 2210, DHYG 1050,
1060, 2090, DENT 2010, 2020; Co-requisite
DHYG 2030; 12th grade reading level) Clinical:
12 hours
DHYG 2040 - Community Dental
Health I - 2 Credits
This course introduces students to the
principles of dental hygiene practice in
the community setting. Content includes
financing and delivery of care, cultural
diversity, education of groups, program
planning and evaluation and management
of the evidence base for dental hygiene
practice. (Prerequisites: PSYC 2010, DHYG
1060) Lecture: 2 hours
DHYG 2045 - Community Dental
Health II - 1 Credit
This course allows students to apply principles
of dental hygiene practice through a
supervised externship in a community dental
health facility. (Prerequisites: DHYG 1010,
2020 and 2030) Clinic: 3 hours
DHYG 2050 - Periodontics - 3 Credits
This course involves an intensive study of
the periodontium as it relates to dental
hygiene practice. Content includes epidemiology
and pathogens of periodontal
disease, assessment of periodontal status,
current therapeutic intervention and strategies
for maintenance of the periodontal
patient. (Prerequisites: BIOL 1020 and 2210)
Lecture: 3 hours
DHYG 2060 - Dental Hygiene IV -
2 Credits
This course continues to expand on principles
of dental hygiene practice. Content
includes legal and ethical issues, dental specialties
and entering the professional work
force. (Prerequisites: DHYG 2020, 2030)
Lecture: 2 hours
DHYG 2070 - Clinical Dental Hygiene
IV - 5 Credits
This course allows students to continue to
apply the principles and skills practiced in
DHYG 2020, 2030 and 2060. Integration of
dental hygiene procedures into a complete
dental hygiene service is covered. (Prerequisites:
DHYG 2020 and 2030) Clinic: 15 hours
DHYG 2090 - Pharmacology for the
Dental Hygienist - 3 Credits
This course is a study of the principles of
pharmacology as they relate to oral health
care. Content includes indications and
contraindications for use, pharmacological
effects, adverse reactions and interaction
of drugs. Special consideration is given to
drugs commonly used in dentistry, as well
as oral implications of drugs. (Prerequisites:
BIOL 1020, DHYG 1020) Lecture: 3 hours
DHYG 2200 - Local Anesthesia for the
Registered Dental Hygienist - 2 Credits
This course is designed to enable practicing
dental hygienists to gain the knowledge and
skill needed to earn a permit to administer
local anesthesia in Rhode Island. Topics
include oral anatomy, neurophysiology, the
pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of
local anesthetic agents, legal issues related
to local anesthesia and basic injection techniques.
Students will serve as patients for
each other. (Prerequisites: Active licensure as
a dental hygienist in Rhode Island or another
state with substantially similar licensure
requirements, current CPR certification at the
American Heart Association, Health Care Provider
level; Completed Hepatitis B vaccination
series) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
DmSD (DiAgnoSTiC
meDiCAl SonogrAphy)
DMSD 2100 - Patient Care for
Sonography - 3 Credits
This course is designed to develop the
knowledge and skills necessary to address
the needs of the patient in the diagnostic
imaging department. The success of the
students in the clinical setting requires the
ability to conduct themselves in a professional
and ethical manner. The safety of the
patient requires the student to have knowledge
of the patient assessment, basic nursing
skills and the ability to react to medical
emergencies. Lecture: 3 hours
DMSD 2210 - Sonographic Physics and
Instrumentation - 4 Credits
This course provides students with theoretical
and practical aspects of ultrasound
physics and instrumentation. Wave form,
propagation, velocity, wave length, acoustic
Prerequisite: Successful completion of course required before registering. Corequisite: Course must be taken prior to or at the same time.
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impedance, reflection and rarefaction are
discussed. Components of the ultrasound
imager are examined as well as recording
devices and basic doppler principles. (Prerequisite:
MATH 1700 or equivalent) Lecture:
3 hours, Lab: 2 hours
DMSD 2220 - Sonographic Imaging -
3 Credits
This course provides students with general
information that has application in all
the ultrasonic imaging concentrations. It
addresses standard protocols for patient
care, as well as the management of data
from other imaging modalities, laboratory
findings and patient history. Pertinent legal
principles are also covered. An overview
of the categories in which disease occurs
is included. The biological effects of ultrasound
are discussed along with quality
control procedures and their importance.
Lecture: 3 hours
DMSD 2230 - Abdominal Ultrasound -
3 Credits
This course provides a foundation of physiology,
pathology and pathophysiology as it
relates to the human abdomen specific to
the performance of abdominal ultrasound.
Students begin to recognize normal and
abnormal imaging as it relates to anatomy,
pathology and pathophysiology of the
abdomen. Scanning techniques, protocols
are discussed in normal and abnormal
conditions. The development of the ability
to perform abdominal examinations begins
with classroom experience. Students use
real-time ultrasound equipment with various
transducers. (Prerequisite: DMSD 2100)
Lecture: 3 hours
DMSD 2235 - Ultrasound for Small
Parts, Gynecology and Male Pelvis -
3 Credits
This course provides a foundation of physiology,
pathology and pathophysiology as it
relates to the male and female pelvis, thyroid,
breast and scrotum. Students begin to
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