Dental Hygiene Ontario College Diploma

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• Objectives
  Dental Hygiene is a health care discipline involving both theory and practice. The practice of dental hygiene can generally be defined as a collaborative relationship in which the dental hygienist works with the client and society in general, to achieve and maintain optimal oral health as an integral part of well-being. The dental hygiene practitioner develops and implements health promotion, and preventive and therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings. The professional role of a dental hygienist is multi-faceted involving five primary responsibilities: clinical therapy, health promotion, education, administration and research. Upon successful completion of the Dental Hygiene Program and the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination, graduates will receive a certificate of registration from the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario as a Dental Hygienist.
• Academic title
  Dental Hygiene Ontario College Diploma
• Course description
  First Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  DH 109     Histology and Embryology     3
  DH 110     Microbiology for the Hygienist     3
  DH 111     Dental and Orofacial Anatomy     3
  DH 114     Anatomy and Physiology     3
  DH 132     Principles of Dental Hygiene I     6
  DH 134     Radiology Theory     3
  CS 117     Communication Strategies     3
  Total     24
  
  Second Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  PY 169     Interpersonal Communications     3
  DH 230     Dental Materials     3
  DH 231     Fundamentals of Oral Disease Prevention     3
  DH 232     Principles of Dental Hygiene II     3
  DH 233     Dental Hygiene Clinic I     3
  DH 237     Clinical Techniques Lab     3
  DH 235     Dental Specialties     3
  DH 236     Pharmacology     3
  Total     24
  
  Third Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  CS 217     Communications for Health Professionals     3
  DH 320     Periodontology     3
  DH 326     Oral Pathology     3
  DH 331     Professions, Ideology and Change     3
  DH 332     Process of Care Applications     3
  DH 333     Dental Hygiene Clinic II     9
  Total     24
              
  Fourth Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  DH 330     Wellness-Issues and Controversies     3
  DH 430     Community Health Promotion     3
  DH 431     Special Needs Client Care     3
  DH 432     Case Presentation     3
  DH 433     Dental Clinic III     12
  PY 299     Developmental Psychology     3
  Total     27