NEWS

Naturally, there's much more to oral hygiene than just an excellent smile. Take dental caries, for instance: No matter all our efforts, it is still the only commonest chronic illness of youth, affecting two-thirds of U.S. youngsters aged 12-19. It is 5 instances more frequent than asthma, 7 instances more typical than hay fever and it is practically completely preventable.

It's never too early to carry your baby in to meet our friendly staff and build a relationship with the dentist. Our facility and workers are geared up to handle your child's therapy, and supply a positive dental experience. Establishing us as your child's dental household will give us the opportunity to implement preventive dental well being habits and retains your youngster free from oral illness.

- Cavities are one among the most common chronic diseases in children in the US.

- Children with poor oral health often miss more faculty and have decrease grades than kids with good oral well being.


- Children between 5 and 19 years from low-earnings households are twice as more likely to have cavities compared with kids from greater-income households.

- Fluoride varnish can forestall 33% of cavities in baby teeth.

- Kids who live in communities with fluoridated tap water have fewer cavities than youngsters who don’t.


Dental hygiene facts

Models:0.5
Hours:9 hours LEC
Prerequisite:See enrollment limitations.
Enrollment Limitation:Acceptance into the dental hygiene program and completion of BIOL 430, 431, and 440; CHEM 305 and 306 with grades of "C" or better, and with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; completion of DHYG 100, NUTRI 300 or NUTRI 400, ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 488, COMM 301 or COMM 331, PSYC 300 or PSYC 400, SOC 300 or SOC 400, Ethnic/Multicultural graduation requirement, 歯科 あきる野 and MATH one hundred twenty or greater with grades of "C" or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; completion of ENGRD 110 or eligibility for ENGRD 310 as determined by the reading evaluation course of for all applicants who would not have an AA diploma or greater.
Catalog Date:June 1, 2021

Why all this excellent news? Over the years, the general public has come to higher perceive a link between oral well being and health typically. In flip, demand for preventative companies continues to extend. An increasing number of patients strive to schedule common teeth cleanings every six months. As dental hygienists are capable of perform routine dental upkeep, dentists are free to see extra patients for extra advanced procedures.