DHP 230 - Dental Hygiene Capstone

Credit(s): 3

Students will gain knowledge about ethics in the professional clinical setting, legal aspects of practice, Connecticut’s rules and regulations and occupations code and jurisprudence. Students will prepare for clinical practice by gaining employability skills such as resume and cover letter skills, as well as interviewing skills. This course is designed to assist the dental hygiene student in preparation for their dental hygiene board exams by helping students to become familiar with the format used in the National Board Examination (NBDHE), and the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA-WREB-CITA) clinical exam and providing simulated exercises for both. Students also will have the opportunity to supplement and review their existing knowledge acquired throughout the academic curriculum.

Prerequisite(s): DHP 210, DHP 201
Corequisite(s): DHP 220
Offered: Sp