DEH- 10A — Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene #1
Description: Designed to meet the state and national accreditation requirements for an approved Dental Hygiene Program. Introduces students to basic clinical skills and techniques needed to perform clinical dental hygiene services. Includes pre-clinical laboratory experiences designed to orient the student to the role of the dental hygienist and develop basic skills and techniques required to perform dental hygiene services. It requires evaluation of clinical performance through demonstration of skill acquisition and level of competency. Learning activities involve typodont practice, peer exercises, and supervised observations in the MVC Dental Hygiene Clinic outside of scheduled class time. 135.00 hours laboratory. (Pass/No Pass only)