California Community Colleges System Courses

DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION

Health communication and learning theories applied to patient education. Topics include: communication theory, health literacy, working with interpreters, development of client/clinician relationships

• California Community Colleges System
• 24 hours
• Paid Course

PERIODONTICS I

The first in a series of two courses in periodontics for the dental hygiene student. Examination of anatomy and physiology of periodontium, correlating of basic sciences with the clinical aspects of p

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

INTRODUCTION TO CLINIC

This is the first in a series of clinical dental hygiene practice courses with an emphasis on the assessments, planning, and implementation of comprehensive dental hygiene care for diverse patient pop

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE I

This course is a continuation of dental hygiene clinical practice, with an emphasis on assessments, planning, and implementation of comprehensive dental hygiene care for diverse patient populations in

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE II

This course is a continuation of dental hygiene clinic practice, with an emphasis on assessments, planning, and implementation of comprehensive dental hygiene care for diverse patient populations incl

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE III

This course is a continuation of dental hygiene clinic practice, with an emphasis on assessments, planning, and implementation of comprehensive dental hygiene care for diverse patient populations incl

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE IV

This is the final course in the series of dental hygiene clinic practice, with an emphasis on assessments, planning, and implementation of comprehensive dental hygiene care for diverse patient populat

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

LOCAL ANESTHESIA

The study of local anesthesia administration in dental procedures, including the pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, patient management, and emergency procedures associated with local anesthetic proced

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

ORAL PATHOLOGY

The study of pathology of the head, neck, and oral structures. Developmental conditions and diseases of bacterial and viral origin, neoplasms of the oral cavity. Clinical aspects of recognizing deviat

• California Community Colleges System
• 24 hours
• Paid Course

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH I

The first course in a year long series in the study of community dental health problems and disparities that exist in health care. The science of epidemiology, research and writing skills, and statist

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH III

Continuation of D H 326B. Course includes four weeks of outside field work to assess and analyze a target group, design lesson plans/program activities and present to target group, and evaluation of p

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE THEORY I

Discussion and demonstration of advanced and supplemental dental hygiene functions: digital intraoral photography, advanced dental hygiene instrumentation, advanced patient-operator positioning, and s

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE THEORY II

Discussion and demonstration of advanced and supplemental dental hygiene functions, including interim therapeutic restorations, radiographic decision making, and magnetostrictive ultrasonic technology

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE THEORY III

Discussion and demonstration of advanced and supplemental dental hygiene functions, including magnetostrictive ultrasonic technology, piezoelectric technology, air polishing, and instrumentation of de

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

NITROUS OXIDE/OXYGEN ANALGESIA

The study of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia used in the dental practice. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the mechanism of sedation, risks and benefits associated with nitrous oxide sedation,

• California Community Colleges System
• 24 hours
• Paid Course