DHYG 3060 - Community Oral Health

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dental Hygiene

Description:

The dental hygiene student will have an introduction to the principles of dental public health, community oral health education and community program planning. This course will prepare the dental hygiene student for the role of dental public health practitioner, educator, consultant, and resource person in community settings. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation objectives for dental public health programs. 2. Describe the goals and functions of federal, state, local and voluntary health care agencies and programs. 3. Recognize cultural, demographic and socioeconomic factors, which influence dental health need and demand. 4. Utilize oral health indices, tests, inventories, interviews, scientific literature or other data gathering methods to assess the oral health status and oral health needs of a defined population. 5. Design an oral health proposal utilizing the models, steps and procedures involved in planning an effective community oral health program based on the needs and resources of a defined population. 6. Apply current educational and psychological concepts, learning theories, methods and strategies to dental health education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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