10 Week Course

Course Description

This is the one of the several course series in dental hygiene clinical practice. Clinical procedures and
techniques for patient assessment including: operation of dental unit, infection control procedures,
prevention of disease transmission, health history, extra-intraoral examination, gingival evaluation,
comprehensive periodontal examination and instrumentation techniques for dental hygiene assessments.

Course Director

Course Director: Lisa Hoang, RDA, RDH, BS

Office Hours:

T 12:00-1:00, TH 11:00-12:001

M, W, F - by appointment

Office Phone: 1-408-888-2626

Email: Lisa.Hoang@ucsf.edu

Please allow 24 hours for a response if you send an email to me.

Course Hours

Tuesday: 9:00-12:00 (DH clinic)

Thursday: 12:00-1:00 (DH lecture/seminar)

Thursday: 1:30-4:30 (DH clinic)

Friday: 9:00-12:00 (DH clinic)

One hour lecture, 12 hours clinical laboratory

DH Core Competencies Related

In this course the Dental Hygiene graduates will be competent:

DH Process of Care: in assessing the oral health needs of diverse populations and providing
comprehensive dental hygiene care for persons of all ages/stages of life

Health Education Strategies: in health education strategies for the prevention of disease and the
promotion of health for individual clients and the community

Infection & Hazard Control Procedures: in infection and hazard control procedures to prevent the
transmission of infectious disease

Ethical & Legal Principles: in the ethical and legal principles underlying the practice of dental hygiene

Course Policies

Faculty associated with the Dental Hygiene the Force Program, especially DH 100 Pre-Clinical Dental
Hygiene must follow the University of Chewbacca and Course policies.

Relevant Program Policies

Students are expected to identify, recognize, and comply with all the University of Chewbacca and Han
Solo School of Dentistry policies and procedures related to the Dental Hygiene the Force Program.

The University of Chewbacca of Dental Hygiene the Force Program views professionalism as an
important part of dental hygiene education. We expect that students will act in a professional manner
throughout the program in order for them to develop education and research association in academic,
public health, and community settings.

Professional Conduct

Dental hygiene students are graded each quarter on professionalism in all clinic rotations. This is a critical
competency for any health professional. It is expected that students will demonstrate ethical, safe and
professional behavior in both class and clinic settings. In the event a student receives a "unsatisfactory"
(U) mark in professional behavior, the following procedure must be followed by the student:

1. Set up a meeting immediately with Ms. Hoang. Bring the clinical evaluation to the meeting.

2. The student will develop a remedial plan that addresses each element marked U. Ms. Hoang
will establish a timeline with the student for completion of the remedial plan. The plan must be
word-processed.
 3. Ms. Hoang and the student will conference to determine if the plan fully addresses the problem(s)
and identifies adequate and appropriate solutions. If the plan needs further development the
student will rewrite the plan and re-conference with Ms. Hoang.

4. When an acceptable remedial plan has been developed, Ms. Hoang and the student will sign and
date the plan indicating that the student is ready to implement the plan.

5. Subsequent conference will be scheduled with Ms. Hoang as needed to document progress or
completion of the plan.

6. To receive a passing grade in a clinical course a student must meet an acceptable level of all four
areas of Professional Behavior (Personal Attributes, Time Management, Management of Client,
Environment Management).

Accommodation of Learning Differences

It is the students responsibility to inform and notify faculty of their need for accommodations, as specified
in the documentation. Faculty are enthusiastic to accommodate any learning differences in an appropriate
and confidential manner. If student fails to request or inform faculty of his or her learning differences, it
may be viewed as a deficit in professionalism.

The goal is to give the student with learning differences equal access to the learning environment.
Individualized accommodations are not designed to give the student an advantage over other students, to
alter a fundamental aspect of the course, nor the weaken academic rigor.

Attendance/Tardiness:

Attendance is mandatory at all lecture and clinic sessions. ALL absences must be cleared in advanced
with Ms. Hoang. In the case of an emergency, you may contact me by email or by phone at 1-408-210-
2626. Any unexcused absence will result in the lowering of a student's final grade by minus 5% points. It
is the student's responsibility to obtain lecture notes from missed class sessions. Makeup exams will not
be granted for unexcused absences. It is the student's professional responsibility to be on time for all
lecture and clinic sessions. Failure to do so will compromise the student's final grade. Two tardies will
count as one unexcused absence. Please note that you need to be in clinic 30 minutes prior to clinic
starting.

Methods of Evaluation

METHODS OF EVALUATION GRADE EQUIVALENTS

Clinic Midterm 15% A = 93-100

Clinic Final 40% B = 84-92

Quizzes: (3) 30% C = 75-83

Instrumentation Evaluations (2) 10% D = 65-74

Professionalism 1%

Professional Conduct

Clinical Observations

Professional Meetings

Students who receive a grade below 75% on the midterm clinical exam will be given the opportunity to
receive clinical tutoring outside of the normal lab sessions. These additional sessions are mandatory.
Following these sessions, the student(s) will be given 1 additional opportunity to pass the midterm clinical
exam. If after remediation the student fails to pass the examination for a second time, the student will
receive a D or F in the course and will be dismissed from the program. A student must pass each clinical
exam before he or she can advance to the next component of the course. The student must demonstrate
beginning level competency on probing and exploring on the final clinic exam. These skilled must be
demonstrated at a safe level and not course trauma to the patient. The final examination may not be
repeated.
ASSIGNMENTS: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED, PLEASE NOTE DUE DATES

Collaborative Learning Environment

This course will be using the Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE) extensively and frequently.
Students are required to access the CLE course frequently and daily to check for assignments and
information regarding this course. It is critical that students will regularly read and check posted
information and materials made available on the CLE.

Textbooks:

Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentations, 8th Edition

By Nield-Gehrig, Jill; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016

Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, 20th Edition

By Wynn, Meiler, Crossely; Lexi-Comp, 2016

The University of Chewbacca of the Dental Hygiene the Force Program Clinic Manual 2016

Course Objectives

1. Utilize appropriate infection control procedures for the dental setting including: prevention of cross
contamination, disinfection of the operatory and sterilization of instruments.
2. Take a thorough health/dental history and determine conditions which requires special
appointment planning, antibiotic premedication, medication consultation, and or physician referral.
3. Use current, evidence based drug references to research medications used by patients.
4. Demonstrate the correct technique for taking and recording vital signs on patients, including:
blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
5. Perform an extra/intraoral examination identifying both normal and abnormal structures of the oral
cavity, head and neck regions, and conditions that may need consultation or biopsy, using the
correct terminology and descriptive terms.
6. Perform exam of the gingiva and evaluate the health of the gingiva according to its color, contour,
consistency, and surface texture.
7. Perform a comprehensive periodontal exam recording all the required elements.
8. Demonstrate correct patient or operator positioning and the proper use of the mouth mirror,
probe, and explorer including: proper grasp, angulation, and adaptation to the tooth, without
causing trauma to tissues.
9. Operate the disinfection and sterilization equipment, and monitor their effectiveness with the use
of a spore test.
10. Accurately record assessment data in a patients chart according to clinic protocol, using
appropriate dental terminology when communicating through oral and written means to faculty.
11. Recognize and adhere to the ethical and legal principles involved when performing dental
hygiene assessment procedures.