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Dental Hygiene Process 2

Class Number: DENTAL 10508106-2 - Dental Hygiene Process 2
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-508-106 DENTAL HYGIENE PROCESS 2...this clinical course builds on and expands the technical/clinical skills student dental hygienists began developing in Dental Hygiene Process I. Under the direct supervision of an instructor, students apply patient care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation skills to provide comprehensive care for perio case type 0, I, and II patients. (Prerequisite: 10-508-103, Dental Radiography; 10-508-105, DH-Dental Hygiene Process 1; 10-508-109, Cariology)

Course Typically Offered

  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

  1. Apply fluoride agents
  2. Employ psychological pain control strategies
  3. Apply desensitizing agents
  4. Develop a dental hygiene care plan
  5. Perform whole mouth assessment on a patient
  6. Differentiate dental accretions according to extent and location
  7. Perform comprehensive periodontal examinations
  8. Determine appropriate patient classifications
  9. Counsel patients to reduce health risks
  10. Implement adjunctive home care aids into the dental hygiene care plan
  11. Remove supragingival stain and dental biofilm
  12. Remove calcified accretions
  13. Remove deposits with power scalers
  14. Apply dental sealants
  15. Expose dental images
  16. Provide comprehensive care for calculus case type 1 and 2
  17. Provide comprehensive care for patients with a variety of periodontal stages
  18. Determine tobacco use risks
  19. Acquire intraoral photographs

Class Details

Class Number:
DENTAL 10508106-2 - Dental Hygiene Process 2
Location:
NWTC Green Bay
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2026 Spring

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
1/20/2026 - 5/19/2026 Tuesday
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS206
1/20/2026 - 5/19/2026 Friday
7:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Green Bay Campus Room HS206
1/20/2026 - 5/19/2026 Monday
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS222

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