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

DES 1840  - Preventive Dentistry and Nutrition

Credit Hours: 2.0
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
This course is designed to prepare the dental hygiene student with a background in the etiology and progression of dental diseases. Topics include hard and soft deposits, stains, oral hygiene instructions, plaque indices, fluorides, sealants, tooth brushing techniques, flossing, dentifrices, mouth washes, oral hygiene aids, and the oral hygiene needs of special care patients. Nutrition as it relates to dental care is also included in this course. Emphasis is placed on personal and patient oral hygiene skills development.
Occupational (A.S. and A.A.S.)