DHYG 225 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45

Restricted to students in Dental Hygiene
Learners will explore the role of dental hygienists as primary health care providers in health promotion and oral disease prevention. Concepts of health across the lifespan and as a continuum and the interrelationship to systemic health are also explored. Risk management related to the biopsychosocial determinants of health are examined. Students are introduced to teaching and learning theories, motivation, and communication strategies to inform client education. Students will discuss nutrition, oral self-care, and tobacco cessation to reduce disease risk through a primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention lens.