DEN 1115 Dental Health

Description

Dental Health assists the student in making practical applications of the concepts and principles associated with diet and nutrition from the standpoint of general health as well as dental health. The course will also emphasize the nature and causes of disease in the oral cavity and the importance of prevention of this disease with practical application in instructing patients.

Credits

2

Topics to be Covered

1. Theory and techniques of oral hygiene

2. Periodontal disease etiology, prevention and treatment

3. Caries etiology, prevention and treatment

4. Basic oral pathology

5. Nutrition

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze nutrition theory to maintain dental and overall health.

2. Perform oral hygiene education.

3. Perform nutrition and dental health education to protect the patient from poor habits or nutritional lifestyles affecting the oral cavity.

4. Describe periodontal disease etiology, prevention, and treatment.

5. Describe caries etiology, prevention and treatment.

6. Identify basic oral pathology.

Credit Details

Lecture: 2

Lab: 0

OJT: 0