Dental Hygiene

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DH 103 PATIENT EDUCATION 2 Units Grade only. [Recommended Preparation: CD 204 or equivalent.] Principles and practice of preventing and controlling dental disease with emphasis on plaque control, motivation, and chairside education. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Recommended Preparation: CD 204 or HLTH, or equivalent.] Introduces principles and practice of preventing and controlling dental disease with emphasis on plaque control, motivation, and chairside education. [D; CSU]
DH 103 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52190 DH 103 70 03:00PM-04:50PM TH 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 106 SPECIAL NEED PATIENT CARE 2 Units Grade only. Integrates methodologies needed for the treatment of patients throughout their lifespan from infancy thorough adulthood with special emphasis on geriatric patients and those patients with special needs. Complications from pharmaceuticals, nutrition, movements, and dexterity will be evaluated. Variations in oral hygiene techniques will be reviewed. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Integrates methodologies needed for the dental hygiene treatment of patients throughout their lifespan from infancy through adulthood with special emphasis on geriatric patients and those patients with special needs. (Formerly DH 295B.) [D; CSU]
DH 106 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52191 DH 106 70 08:00AM-12:30PM M STCNTR Staff 9 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/25/2010 Ends: 3/22/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 111C RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION 1 Unit Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 111B or equivalent.] Development of the radiographic interpretation skills necessary for the graduating dental hygiene student. Particular emphasis on oral pathology to include: caries, periodontal disease, inflammatory diseases, cysts, tumors, dental anomalies, diseases of the jaws, and disorders of the temporomandibular joint. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 111B or equivalent.] Develops the radiographic interpretation skills necessary for the graduating dental hygiene student. Emphasizes oral pathology to include: caries, periodontal disease, inflammatory diseases, cysts, tumors, dental anomalies, diseases of the jaws, and disorders of the temporomandibular joint. [D; CSU]
DH 111C Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52192 DH 111C 70 10:00AM-11:50AM TH 7215 Staff 8 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 3/5/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 112 CLINIC I 4 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 101 or equivalent. Corequisite: DH 113.] Clinical practice of dental hygiene treatment procedures, including oral prophylaxis and patient education. Incorporates laboratory practice and patient care on children over five years of age and adults. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COREQUISITE, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT, PREREQUISITE, COURSE DESCRIPTION Grade only. Corequisite: DH 113A. Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 102 or equivalent.] Provides beginning clinical practice of basic dental hygiene treatment procedures. Includes patient assessment, treatment planning, oral hygiene instructions, radiographs, hand scaling, selective polishing, documentation, and related procedures on child, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and medically compromised patients. [D; CSU]
DH 112 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52193 DH 112 70 01:00PM-04:50PM T 7217 Staff 18 36*
    05:30PM-09:30PM T 7217    
    08:00AM-11:50AM W 7217      
    01:00PM-04:50PM W 7217      
    08:00AM-11:50AM TH 7217      
    05:30PM-09:20PM TH 7217      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY, EVENING Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 113 ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS 2 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 101 or equivalent. Corequisite: DH 112.] Introduction to dental hygiene treatment planning and more advanced dental hygiene treatment procedures necessary for patient care of children over five years of age and adults. [D; CSU] INACTIVATE FALL 2010
DH 113 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52194 DH 113 70 01:00PM-02:50PM TH 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 115 PERIODONTICS 2 Units Grade only. Introduction to periodontics including identification of the normal periodontium and recognition of deviations from normal, etiology, pathogenesis, and classifications of periodontal disease; and examination, diagnostic, treatment, and maintenance procedures. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduction to periodontics including identification of the normal periodontium and recognition of deviations from normal, etiology, pathogenesis, and classifications of periodontal disease; and examination, diagnostic, treatment, and maintenance procedures. [D; CSU]
DH 115 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52195 DH 115 70 10:30AM-11:50AM T 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 116 DENTAL MATERIALS 2 Units Grade only. Survey of dental materials and techniques of using them. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Provides a survey of dental materials and a rationale in the techniques of using them. [D; CSU]
DH 116 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52196 DH 116 70 08:00AM-08:50AM M 7206 Staff 18 18*
    09:00AM-11:50AM M 7206    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
52197 DH 116 71 01:00PM-01:50PM M 7206 Staff 18 18*
    02:00PM-04:50PM M 7206    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 121 PAIN CONTROL 2 Units Grade only. Instruction in the methods of pain control utilized in dental hygiene and in dentistry, including the administration of local anesthesia and the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces the methods of pain control utilized in dental hygiene and in dentistry, including the administration of local anesthesia and the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. [D; CSU]
DH 121 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52198 DH 121 70 08:00AM-08:50AM M 7206 Staff 18 18*
    09:00AM-11:50AM M 7206    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
52199 DH 121 72 01:00PM-01:50PM M 7206 Staff 18 18*
    03:00PM-04:50PM M 7206    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 200B COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH II 1 Unit Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 200A or equivalent.] Continued study of the philosophy and background of community dental health. Emphasis on program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Includes practical experience implementing programs in various community settings. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 200A or equivalent.] Continued study of the philosophy and background of community dental health. Emphasis on program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Includes practical experience implementing programs in various community settings. [D; CSU]
DH 200B Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52200 DH 200B 70 09:00AM-09:50AM TH 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 202 CLINIC III 4 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 122 or equivalent.] Continued clinical experience in performing oral prophylaxis with a wider variety of clinical cases, as well as cases with use of oral roentgenograms, dietary analysis, and other supplemental procedures. Subgingival ultrasonics will be introduced. Includes clinical x-ray and orthopantomographs while in off-campus assignments. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 122 or equivalent.] Provides advanced experience in clinical practice of all dental hygiene assessment, planning, educational, treatment, and evaluation procedures and documentation. Includes initial therapy as well as maintenance therapy, and related procedures on child, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and medically compromised patients of all levels of complexity, with increased accuracy and efficiency. [D; CSU]
DH 202 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52201 DH 202 70 05:30PM-09:20PM W 7217 Staff 18 36*
    01:00PM-04:50PM TH 7217    
    08:00AM-11:50AM F 7217      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 211 ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE 2 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: DH 202 or equivalent.] Study of the fundamental factors necessary to be employed and practice within the ethical and legal framework of the state dental practice act and the code of ethics of the American Dental Hygienists' Association. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT, PREREQUISITE Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces fundamental factors necessary to be employed and practice within the ethical and legal framework of the state dental practice act and the code of ethics of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). [D; CSU]
DH 211 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52202 DH 211 70 03:00PM-04:50PM W 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
DH 214 SEMINAR 2 Units Grade only. Independent study or seminar study and special interest cases encountered in clinical experience. Advanced instruction in dental caries detection and other pathology. Presentations will be given pertaining to the National Board Examination and the California Licensure Examination. [D; CSU] FALL 2010  COURSE DESCRIPTION, LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces fundamental factors necessary to be employed and practice within the ethical and legal framework of the state dental practice act and the code of ethics of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). [D; CSU]
DH 214 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
52203 DH 214 70 01:00PM-02:50PM F 7215 Staff 18 36*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
Total Courses: 12 Total Sections: 14