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May 19, 2024
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DHY 209 - Periodontology
3 credits
This course covers the initiation, development, pathogenesis, mechanism, etiology, and process of periodontal disease is fundamental to the clinical hygienist. Periodontology provides an in-depth study of the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. It presents the microscopic oral anatomy of the periodontium, plaque-induced and non-plaque induced diseases, and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) classification of periodontal diseases, clinical characteristics, histopathology, and etiology of periodontal diseases. Special emphasis centers on the role of the immune system and host response to bacteria in the initiation and progression of periodontal disease, including the risk factors associated with periodontal disease. This course is only offered to students who are accepted into the dental hygiene program. This course will help students develop knowledge of periodontal conditions and use these skills to critically think as they evaluate dental hygiene patients. This knowledge will be beneficial to the career of dental hygiene.
Prerequisites
BIO 186
Corequisites
DHY 184
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