DT 200 - Introduction to Clinical Care

Credits: 4
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 55
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Orientation to the Swinomish Dental Clinic to become members of the health care team. Transition from working on manikins in simulation lab to providing dental treatment to patients.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Dental Therapy (DT) coursework from previous quarter.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Explain responsibilities of a dental therapy student working at the Swinomish Dental Clinic.
Interact professionally with Swinomish Dental Clinic administrative and clinical staff, and patients.
Sustain safe dental environment by applying infection control practices.
Collect data from dental examination to diagnosis and plan treatment.
Take extra-oral and intra-oral photographs.
Enter patient data into electronic dental record (EDR) system.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Infection Control; Unit 2: Charting
Unit 3: Radiology; Unit 4: Dental Prophylaxis
Unit 5: Oral Health Education; Unit 6: Treatment Planning

Instructional Units: 5.75