Prerequisite(s): DNHY 4023. Concurrent enrollment in DNHY 4038 (Clinical Practice IV).
A study of the rationale, indications and/or contraindications, and utilization techniques for air-powdered polishing and nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia. A general review of dental hygiene science, as needed in preparation for the National Board Examination. Preparation for the transition from the school setting to private practice dental offices and/or public health institutions with guest lecturers and discussions on new developments in patient care, resume writing and job interviewing, patient and personal insurance, and legal and ethical decisions facing health care providers. Other major concepts included are the political aspects of dental and dental hygiene care, decision making, responsibility, and accountability. The study of this content assists the students to develop responsibility for personal professional growth.