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Sep 27, 2024
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DH 111 - Oral ExaminationsCredits: 1 Instructional Contact Hours: 2
Provides opportunity to practice skills necessary to perform dental charting and oral cancer examinations. Examines the various parts of dental appliances.
Prerequisite(s): DH 100 and DH 101 each with a C (2.0) minimum grade and admission to the Dental Hygiene Program Corequisite(s): DH 110 , DH 112 , DH 114 , DH 115 , DH 116 , DH 118 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 30 Meets MTA Requirement: None Pass/NoCredit: No
Outcomes and Objectives
- Describe the value of an oral cancer examination for the patient or dental professional.
- State the reason why hygienists must perform an oral cancer exam on each patient that is treated.
- Describe how to complete an oral cancer examination on a patient.
- Determine the importance of documenting the results of the oral cancer examination.
- Discuss the value of the oral cancer examination.
- Determine why it is important to know the normal anatomy of the oral cavity.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the terms sign, symptom and pathognomonic.
- Explain the process of oral cancer examination to a patient or dental professional.
- Describe and determine when the five types of examinations may be completed.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the examination methods of visual and palpation.
- Determine what instruments may be utilized during an oral examination and discuss why the instrument is utilized.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the examination methods of percussion and electrical testing.
- Identify an example of utilizing auscultation during the oral examination.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the terms bi-digital, bimanual and bilateral palpation techniques.
- Discuss why following a specific order during the oral examination is important.
- Discuss why it is important to teach all patients how to examine their own oral cavity for tissue changes.
- Determine how to teach the seven warning signs to a patient.
- Determine why it is important to palpate the lymph nodes of the head and neck.
- Discuss the topics related to a patient with a suspicious and/or cancerous lesion.
- Describe the items to complete for a diagnostic workup.
- Describe the process of determining a differential diagnosis.
- Document the lesions using the: ABCDT procedure.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the terms biopsy and cytological smear.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the terms excisional and incisional biopsy.
- Determine what the lab reports of Class I - Class IV indicate related to cancer.
- Record tissue health within the oral cavity on a patient's chart.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the basic oral pathological conditions found in the oral cavity.
- Define the term clinically normal.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of healthy free gingiva, attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa.
- Describe the normal and abnormal appearance of the free gingiva, attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa.
- Describe normal and abnormal interdental papilla.
- Describe the impact to the oral cavity from orofacial dysfunctions.
- Determine how orofacial myology relates to the oral cavity of the dental patient.
- Analyze the similarities and differences of a normal swallow and a deviate swallow.
- Identify ten signs and symptoms of a deviate swallow.
- Identify and describe three causes of a deviate swallow.
- Determine how the causative factor changes the swallow pattern.
- Describe treatment for a deviate swallow.
- Identify how the dental hygienist will assess each patient for a deviate swallow pattern.
- Determine how to complete a restorative and periodontal dental chart on a patient.
- Identify and describe five uses for completing charting on a patient.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of a geometric and anatomical dental chart.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of a chart for a primary and permanent dentition.
- Identify abbreviations utilized when completing a restorative and periodontal chart.
- Analyze the differences and similarities of the six G.V. Black’s Caries Classifications.
- Using the Universal numbering system determine the corresponding number or letter for all permanent and primary teeth.
- Applying the knowledge of charting read the restorative and periodontal chart to a dental professional.
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