Version: 3/20/2019 2
Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
I. Dental Hygiene Process
A. Assessment
B. Dental hygiene diagnosis
C. Planning
1. Care planning
2. WCJC dental hygiene care plan
D. Implementation
E. Evaluation
II. Assessment Skills
A. Medical History
a. Vital signs
b. Special considerations/medically compromised
B. Extraoral/Intraoral Examination
C. Gingival Description
D. Occlusion
III. Behavior Modification
II. Concepts of Patient Motivation
III. Patient Case Studies and Scenarios
IV. Clinical Issues
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Describe the role of the dental hygienist as a therapeutic oral health care provider.
Develop and implement a patient education plan for periodontal disease
Explain the concepts of disease management
Methods of Assessment:
Written exams, classroom discussions
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
• Wilkins, Esther: Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist
• Nield-Gehrig, Jill S. and Ginger A. Houseman: Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation, Williams & Wilkins
• Pickett, Frieda and JoAnn Gurenlian: The Medical History: Clinical Implications and Emergency Prevention in
Dental Settings. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
• Nield-Gehrig, Jill: Patient Assessment Tutorials, Williams & Wilkins
• Prajer, Renee and Gwen Grosso: DH Notes-Dental
• Hygienist’s Chairside Pocket Guide
Suggested Course Maximum:
28