Dental Hygiene - Missouri Southern State University

Dental Hygiene from Missouri Southern State University is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission Missouri Southern State University Dental Hygiene program empowers students to become life-long learners and facilitate the development of ethical and competent oral healthcare professionals, who provide patient care to a diverse population utilizing innovative technologies. Goals Goal 1: Provide quality education that reflects best practices in dental hygiene in order to become an ethical licensed oral healthcare professional. Competencies 1.1: Graduates of the program will be competent in providing an individualized approach to dental hygiene care in diverse settings. 1.2: Graduates of the program will be able to apply critical thinking skills to the process of providing dental hygiene care to patients. 1.3: Graduates of the program will be knowledgeable and utilize the latest trends and techniques in their profession. 1.4: Graduates of the program will adhere to the American Dental Hygienists' Association Professional Code of Ethics. 1.5: Graduates of the program will comply with the stipulations of the Missouri Dental Practice Act as well as all applicable state and federal laws governing the practice of dental hygiene . Goal 2: Provide comprehensive dental hygiene services to the communities served by Missouri Southern State University Competencies 2.1: Students of the program will be able to provide oral health services in a variety of settings. 2.2: Students of the program will be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate community oral health programs. 2.3: Students of the program will volunteer their services in providing care to underserved populations. Goal 3: Promote the significance of dental hygiene professional development and commitment to lifelong learning. Competencies 3.1: Faculty and students will illustrate commitment to the dental hygiene profession by active membership, leadership and/or service in professional organizations. 3.2: Graduates of the program will continuously perform self assessment for life-long learning and professional growth. The dental hygienist is a licensed health care professional and member of the dental health team. The diverse duties of the dental hygienist include oral prophylaxis (cleaning); exposing, processing and mounting radiographs; collecting and evaluating medical history information; performing head and neck screening examinations; periodontal assessment and therapy; applying agents for the prevention of decay; applying desensitizing and antimicrobial agents and administering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia. The dental hygienist acts as a dental health educator and is responsible for teaching patients prevention of dental disease and providing nutritional counseling. View more details on Missouri Southern State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.