May 09, 2025  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

DES 1800  - Preclinical Procedures

Credit Hours: 2.0
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Preclinical Procedures introduces the dental hygiene student to the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient services utilizing proper infection control guidelines. The concepts taught in this course include dental operatory equipment operation and maintenance, asepsis, data collection, moisture control and instrument identification and transfer.
Occupational (A.S. and A.A.S.)