DHYG-232 Community Dental Health I

Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course; Program Eligibility Requirements; Placement into College Level Reading, completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.0 or higher, or successful completion of ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092.
An introduction to local, state, national and international health agencies. Also, an overview of epidemiology and research in dentistry. Dental hygiene students are guided through stages of program assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to strengthen the students’ understanding of and ability to work effectively with a variety of people and organizations within a community.

Course Outcomes
1. Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles and methods of oral epidemiology 2. The students will assess the distribution of oral diseases and conditions that impact human populations quickly 3. The students will be introduced to the diversity and commonality of cultures and ethnic heritages of non-European groups 4. The students will gain an understanding of the financing of oral health care in the public and private sectors 5. The students will be provided with specific methods for critically reading research articles