I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Preventive Dentistry

2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1120

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge to instruct a patient in oral hygiene methods and oral hygiene aids. The course will deferentiate intrinsic and extrinsic stains of the teeth. The use of fluoride therapies will be explained and idenitfied. The signs and symptoms of periodontal disease will be explained. The course will cover basic nutrition and its relationship to dental health.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Dental Assisting, AAS
Dental Assisting, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Tell oral hygiene instructions to a classmate and patient
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Follow and complete oral hygiene evaluations.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Describe oral hygiene aids to a classmate and patient

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate knowledge in oral hygiene.
• Explain the process of dental caries.
• Discuss the effects of fluoride applications.
• Demonstrate knowledge in periodontal disease.
• Identify oral tissue changes with periodontal disease.
• Obtain knowledge in basic nutrition related to dental health.
• Evaluate a dietary record.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Dental caries
• Caries process
• De-mineralization and re-mineralization process
• Early childhood caries
• Risk factors of early childhood caries
• Caries activity tests
• Methods of controlling dental caries
• Risk factors of dental caries
2. Preventive dentistry program
• Understanding the benefits of preventive dentistry
• The method used to clean a baby’s mouth
• Pregnant women
• Importance of dental care during pregnancy
• Children
• The age of the first dental visit
3. Dental stains of the teeth
• Extrinsic stains
• Intrinsic stains
• Two categories of intrinsic stains
4. Fluoride
• The effect of water fluoridation on the teeth
• The effects of excessive amounts of fluoride
5. Soft and hard deposits of the teeth
6. Oral hygiene
• Oral hygiene aids
• Oral hygiene methods
• Child and adult personal oral hygiene instruction
7. Dental appliance care
• Abrasive cleaning agents
• Dental appliance cleaning process
8. Nicotine addition
• Smokeless tobacco addiction
9. Oral piercing
10. Nutrition
• Diet and nutrition can affect oral conditions
• Healthy People 2020 report
• Recommended dietary (daily) allowance
• MyPlate
• Canada’s food guide rainbow
• Carbohydrates in the daily diet
• Frequency and amount of cariogenic foods in causing tooth decay
• Three types of proteins
• Vitamins and minerals
• Food labels
• Organic
• Health and oral implications of eating disorders
11. Periodontal Disease
• Tissues of the periodontium
• Structures that make up the periodontium
• Prevalence of periodontal disease
• Systemic factors that may influence periodontal disease
• Significance of plaque and calculus in periodontal disease
• Risk factors that contribute to periodontal disease
• Two main types of periodontal disease
• Clinical characteristics of gingivitis
• Progression of periodontitis