DENH 310 Current and Relevant Topics for the Dental Hygienist

General

• Demonstrate understanding that oral health is integral to total health.
• Gain a deeper understanding of "dental public health" and how it differentiates from private dental practice.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the history surrounding Minnesota's oral health care delivery system and how this led to creation and implementation of collaborative and advanced dental hygiene practice.
• Be an advocate for alternative workforce models, to include integration of oral health into medical practice, and add a significant contribution to oral health "access" efforts.
• Discuss the importance of the healthcare system adapting to the culturally changing climate in the U.S. through enhancing sensitivity, and promoting heath equity.
• Evaluate oral health education tools based on health literacy principles.
• Work toward becoming part of a larger community of oral health practice through advocacy.
• Describe emerging technologies in dentistry.
• Understand emerging preventive oral health strategies.
• Describe use of tele-dentistry & tele-health in community health settings.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the following websites: MBOD, MDH ADHA, and MOHC, MCHWA
• Advocate for stability in and expansion of the dental hygiene scope of practice.
• Understand the importance of belonging to and supporting ADHA, our professional association.
• Gain an understanding of public health infrastructure and how it affects and is affected by various systems and stakeholders.