Dental Hygiene

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DH 103 PATIENT EDUCATION 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Recommended Preparation: HLTH 204 or equivalent.] Introduces principles and practice of preventing and controlling dental disease with emphasis on plaque control, motivation, and chairside education. [D; CSU]
DH 103 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76526 DH 103 70 10:00AM-11:50AM W 7215 Stewart,Susan 19 8*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 106 SPECIAL NEED PATIENT CARE 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Integrates methodologies needed for the dental hygiene treatment of patients throughout their lifespan from infancy through adulthood with special emphasis on geriatric patients and those patients with special needs. [D; CSU]
DH 106 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76527 DH 106 70 08:00AM-11:50AM T 7215 Lukacs,Linda 9 10*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 3/13/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 111C RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION 1 Unit Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 111B or equivalent.] Develops the radiographic interpretation skills necessary for the graduating dental hygiene student. Emphasizes oral pathology to include: caries, periodontal disease, inflammatory diseases, cysts, tumors, dental anomalies, diseases of the jaws, and disorders of the temporomandibular joint. [D; CSU]
DH 111C Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76528 DH 111C 70 08:00AM-09:50AM TH 7215 Stewart,Susan 9 10*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 3/15/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 112 CLINIC I 4 Units Grade only. [Corequisite: DH 113A. Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 102 or equivalent.] Provides beginning clinical practice of basic dental hygiene treatment procedures. Includes patient assessment, treatment planning, oral hygiene instructions, radiographs, hand scaling, selective polishing, documentation, and related procedures on child, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and medically compromised patients. [D; CSU]
DH 112 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76529 DH 112 70 05:30PM-09:20PM TH 7217 Tibbetts,Roger 19 3*
    01:00PM-04:50PM W 7217 Barrs,Kenneth    
    08:00AM-11:50AM T 7217 Kubischta,Karen    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
76530 DH 112 71 05:30PM-09:20PM T 7217 Kubischta,Karen 19 1*
    01:00PM-04:50PM F 7217 Clark,Roberta    
    08:00AM-11:50AM TH 7217 Rudell,Deborah    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 113A CLINICAL CONCEPTS I 1 Unit Grade only. [Corequisite:DH 112. Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Provides continuation of theory and skill development for clinical procedures required for dental hygiene patient care. [D]
DH 113A Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76531 DH 113A 70 01:00PM-01:50PM T 7215 Kubischta,Karen 19 4*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 115 PERIODONTICS 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduction to periodontics including identification of the normal periodontium and recognition of deviations from normal, etiology, pathogenesis, and classifications of periodontal disease; and examination, diagnostic, treatment, and maintenance procedures. [D; CSU]
DH 115 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76532 DH 115 70 02:30PM-04:20PM T 7215 Lukacs,Linda 19 8*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 116 DENTAL MATERIALS 2 Units Grade only. [Enrollment is limited to those students who are enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program.] Provides a survey of dental materials and a rationale in the techniques of using them. [D; CSU]
DH 116 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76533 DH 116 70 08:00AM-08:50AM M 7206 Di Zinno,William 19 3*
    09:00AM-12:15PM M 7206      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
76534 DH 116 71 01:00PM-01:50PM M 7206 Di Zinno,William 19 5*
    02:00PM-05:15PM M 7206      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 121 PAIN CONTROL 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces the methods of pain control utilized in dental hygiene and in dentistry, including the administration of local anesthesia and the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. [D; CSU]
DH 121 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76535 DH 121 70 08:00AM-08:50AM M 7215 Poulos,Teresa 19 4*
    09:00AM-12:15PM M 7215      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
76536 DH 121 71 01:00PM-01:50PM M 7215 Poulos,Teresa 19 3*
    02:00PM-05:15PM M 7215      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 200B COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH II 1 Unit Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 200A or equivalent.] Continued study of the philosophy and background of community dental health. Emphasis on program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Includes practical experience implementing programs in various community settings. [D; CSU]
DH 200B Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76537 DH 200B 70 11:00AM-11:50AM TH 7215 Stewart,Susan 19 7*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 202 CLINIC III 4 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: DH 122 or equivalent.] Provides advanced experience in clinical practice of all dental hygiene assessment, planning, educational, treatment, and evaluation procedures and documentation. Includes initial therapy as well as maintenance therapy, and related procedures on child, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and medically compromised patients of all levels of complexity, with increased accuracy and efficiency. [D; CSU]
DH 202 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76538 DH 202 70 05:30PM-09:20PM W 7217 Detsch,Steven 19 3*
    08:00AM-11:50AM F 7217 Hall,Rose    
    01:00PM-04:50PM T 7217 Gray,Beth    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
76539 DH 202 71 05:30PM-09:20PM M 7217 Gray,Beth 19 4*
    01:00PM-04:50PM TH 7217 Coggan,Heidi    
    08:00AM-11:50AM W 7217 White,Darla    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 211 ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces fundamental factors necessary to be employed and practice within the ethical and legal framework of the state dental practice act and the code of ethics of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). [D; CSU]
DH 211 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76540 DH 211 70 01:00PM-02:50PM W 7215 Hopkins,Kesa 19 10*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
DH 214 SEMINAR 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to those students in the Dental Hygiene program.] Introduces fundamental factors necessary to be employed and practice within the ethical and legal framework of the state dental practice act and the code of ethics of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). [D; CSU]
DH 214 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
76541 DH 214 70 03:00PM-04:50PM W 7215 Hopkins,Kesa 19 7*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/14/2013 Ends: 5/24/2013 *Open seats as of Friday, April 12, 2013 7:38 AM
Total Courses: 12 Total Sections: 16
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