Pre-Dental Hygiene (DENT)

Provides students with a survey of contemporary issues encountered by healthcare professionals. Emphasis is placed upon personal oral self-care, dental specialties, ethical and legal aspects of dentistry, an introduction to oral pathology, disease transmission, and infection control, principles and techniques of disinfection and sterilization, and an introduction to the dental hygiene treatment appointment.

Continues the study of DENT 1005 and provides students with a survey of contemporary issues encountered by dental health care professionals. Emphasis is placed on professional standards, health promotion, disease prevention, review of dental specialties and ethical issues that are encountered by dental hygienists.