May 03, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DH 374: Preventive Dental Health

2 Cr
Quarters: F
This course introduces current theories and practices used in oral health education and preventive counseling for the dental hygiene patient. Oral physiotherapy aids, techniques, products, fluorides, nutrition, plaque, saliva, and patient motivation will be studied to achieve a preventive philosophy for the advocacy of oral health. Either DH 374 or DH 174 can be taken for credit but not both.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program.