Dental Hygiene - Cuyahoga Community College

Dental Hygiene from Cuyahoga Community College is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Dental Hygienists are licensed primary healthcare professionals, health care educators and clinicians who provide preventive, educational and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health. Employment opportunities exist in private practices, health care agencies, hospitals, sales, government research programs and in dental hygiene education programs. Upon successful completion of this curriculum, the graduate may take national and regional board examinations and apply for licensure. This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes: 1. Act responsibly toward self, peers, faculty and clients. 2. Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making skills in all aspects of client care. 3. Communicate verbally and in writing to clients, colleagues and other professionals. 4. Integrate the Code of Ethics for Dental Hygienists with evidence of skills in ethical reasoning. 5. Incorporate professional integrity and continued growth into all aspects of dental hygiene care. 6. Determine the validity of oral health services in various segments of the community using evidence-based methods. 7. Demonstrate the ability to promote oral health in the global community. 8. Recognize the need and follow protocol indicated for medical emergencies that occur in an oral health care environment. 9. Accurately collect, analyze and document current and historical data on the systemic/oral health status of a variety of clients that impacts the delivery of dental hygiene care. 10. Utilize all the information gleaned through the assessment process and develop a comprehensive dental hygiene diagnosis incorporating current research. 11. Devise a client-centered dental hygiene care plan that is evidence-based. 12. Apply appropriate treatment modalities and communicate oral health education concepts that will culminate in achieving the dental hygiene care plan. 13. In partnership with the client, determine if the implementation phase was effective in achieving the goals outlined in the comprehensive dental hygiene care plan and modify when indicated. View more details on Cuyahoga Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.