CCOG for DH 121 Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- DH 121
- Course Title:
- Oral Health Education and Promotion
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 10
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Focuses on evidence-based prevention strategies and comprehensive instruction techniques for oral hygiene. Highlights assessing patient needs, creating personalized oral health plans, and effectively communicating preventive measures. Provides the necessary knowledge and skills to educate patients on oral health.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in applying fundamental oral hygiene techniques for tooth-brushing and interdental cleaning.
- Assess individual patient's oral health needs.
- Design individualized oral hygiene plans for patients.
- Articulate clear, engaging and effective oral health education.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Quizzes
Skill evaluations
Comprehensive final exam
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes and Concepts:
- Preventive counseling and behavior change
- Protocols for prevention and control of dental caries
- Oral infection control: toothbrushes and toothbrushing
- Oral infection control: interdental care
- Dentifrices and mouthrinses
- The patient with orthodontic appliances
- The patient with dental implants
- The patient with nicotine use disorders
- Diet and dietary analysis
- Fluorides
Skills
- Motivational interviewing
- Toothbrushing technique
- Interdental cleaning techniques
- Dentifrice and mouthrinse recommendations
- Caries risk assessment
- Tobacco cessation counseling
- Dietary analysis
- Fluoride recommendations