Revised 09/2026
DNH 244 - Dental Hygiene IV (5 CR.)
Course Description
Introduces advanced skills and the dental hygienist's role in dental specialties. Includes supervised clinical practice in the dental hygiene clinic and/or off-campus clinical rotations at various community facilities. Emphasizes treatment of clients demonstrating periodontal involvement, stressing application and correlation of knowledge and skills from previous semesters. Lecture 1 hour per week. Clinical 12 hours per week. Total 13 hours per week.
General Course Purpose
To prepare the dental hygiene student for more advanced and specialized treatment skills required for dental hygiene practice and to have an appreciation of the dental hygiene process of care for special patient populations.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisites: DNH 143 and DNH 214.
Course Objectives
Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss and demonstrate advanced fulcrum techniques.
- Discuss the management of patients with respiratory diseases.
- Discuss the management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Discuss the management of patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Discuss the management of patients with mental health disorders
- Discuss the management of patients with blood disorders.
- Discuss the management of patients with seizure disorders.
- Discuss new emerging dental technology.
- Plan and provide complete dental hygiene diet and dietary analysis based on medical and dental health.
Major Topics to Be Included
- Advanced Fulcrum Techniques
- Management of Mental Disorder
- Management of Patients with Respiratory Disease
- Management of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
- Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
- Management of Patients with Seizure Disorder
- Management of Patients with Blood Disorder
- Diet and Dietary Analysis
- Emerging Dental Technology