DENH 175 Dental Pharmacology*
This Course will provide the dental hygiene student with the necessary knowledge of pharmacology to assess for medical illnesses, adverse reactions and drug interactions that may interfere with dental treatments and oral health care. It is not intended that the dental hygienist take the place of the dentist in proving the patient with information about medication, but to work with dentist in providing appropriate care to the patient. Topics include drug actions and interactions autonomic pharmacology, local and general anesthetics, antimicrobial medications, non-narcotic and analgesics, fluorides of medical disorders, infectious disease pharmacology, antineoplastic drugs, drug use during pregnancy and lactation and substance abuse. Competence of these topics and the relationship of drugs to the practice of dentistry will be evaluated.
DENH 175Dental Pharmacology*
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
III. Catalog Course Description
This Course will provide the dental hygiene student with the necessary knowledge of pharmacology to assess for medical illnesses, adverse reactions and drug interactions that may interfere with dental treatments and oral health care. It is not intended that the dental hygienist take the place of the dentist in proving the patient with information about medication, but to work with dentist in providing appropriate care to the patient. Topics include drug actions and interactions autonomic pharmacology, local and general anesthetics, antimicrobial medications, non-narcotic and analgesics, fluorides of medical disorders, infectious disease pharmacology, antineoplastic drugs, drug use during pregnancy and lactation and substance abuse. Competence of these topics and the relationship of drugs to the practice of dentistry will be evaluated.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies