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Course Title: Introduction to Dentistry

Course Number: DHYG-H242

Class Meeting: Online with some face to face on Monday 9:00 - 10:00 AM

Instructor: Diane Lemanski, RDH, BSDH

Phone: 574-520-4213 Office: EA1261 by appointment Email: dmlemans@iusb.edu

Catalog Description: DHYG-H 242 Introduction to Dentistry (1 cr.). An overview of the field of dentistry with emphasis on the specialties in dentistry, an introduction to common dental procedures with information a hygienist needs in patient education, as well as issues related to access to dental care and the dental workforce.

Course Goal: This course is to give first-year dental hygiene students, and those interested in dentistry, an overview of the dental profession. Students will learn the terminology associated with different types of dental practices, as well as procedures unique to each dental specialty. Students will also gain an understanding about the status of oral health in America and how it relates to the field of dentistry and the dental specialties. Information will come from podcast lectures, reading assignments, class discussion via forum postings, journal article reviews, and internet research. All course material will be available through Canvas.

Course Competencies:

I. Core Competencies

Reflect the ethics, values, skills and knowledge integral to all aspects of each of the allied dental professions. These core competencies are foundational to the specific roles of each allied dental professional.

C.1 Apply the ADHA code of ethics in all professional endeavors.

C.2 Adhere to state and federal laws, recommendations, and regulations in the provision of oral health care.

C.3 Use critical thinking skills and comprehensive problem-solving to identify oral health care strategies that promote patient health and wellness

C.4 Use evidence-based decision making to evaluate emerging technology and treatment modalities to integrate into patient dental hygiene care plans to achieve high-quality, cost-effective care.

C.5 Assume responsibility for professional actions and care based on accepted scientific theories, research, and the accepted standard of care.

C.6 Continuously perform self-assessment for lifelong learning and professional growth.

C.7 Integrate accepted scientific theories and research into educational, preventive, and therapeutic oral health services.

II. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Two of the key component of health care. Changes within the health care environment require the allied dental professional to have a general knowledge of wellness, health determinants, and characteristics of various patient communities.

HP.1 Promote positive values of overall health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside the profession.

HP.2 Respect the goals, values, beliefs and preferences of all patients.

Professional Growth and Development

Reflect opportunities that may increase patients’ access to the oral health care system or may offer ways to influence the profession and the changing health care environment. The allied dental professional must possess transferrable skills (e.g. in communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking) to take advantage of these opportunities.

PGD.2 Develop practice management and marketing strategies to be used in the delivery of oral health care.

Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the course the students will be able to:

List and describe issues facing our nation related to dental care.
Describe steps that can be taken to improve oral health in America.
Describe the ADHA’s outlook on the profession of dental hygiene.
Describe ADA’s outlook on the future of dentistry.
List and describe the specialties of dentistry, as well as the educational requirements for each specialty.
Describe procedures performed by each specialist within the dental profession.
Discuss commonly asked questions within the dental profession which patients might ask of a dental professional.
Define or recognize general terminology associated with each specialty.
Demonstrate the use of traditional and electronic resources in support of evidence-based inquiry/research strategies.
Demonstrate knowledge of the laws and regulations related to dental hygiene practice in the state of Indiana.
Demonstrate understanding of plagiarism and the ramifications of its use in writing.
Develop critical thinking skills in analyzing an article utilizing a template.
Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary terminology related to the dental profession.

Required Text and Reference Materials:

Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General Department of Health and Human Services http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/oralhealth/index.html Links to an external site.
A National Call to Action: The office of the Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/oralhealth/index.html Links to an external site.
Focus on Advancing the Profession (American Dental Hygienists’ Association)

www.adha.org Links to an external site. ( http://www.adha.org/downloads/ADHA_Focus_Report.pdf Links to an external site.)

Future of Dentistry (American Dental Association)

www.ada.org Links to an external site. (http://www.ada.org/sections/professionalResources/pdfs/future_execsum_fullreport.pdf Links to an external site.)

DH Crossroads of Change (ADHA) http://www.adha.org/sites/default/files/7117_ADHA_Environmental_Scan.pdf Links to an external site.

Supplemental Texts/ Course Resources:

Wilkins E., Clinical practice of the dental hygienist, 10^th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore (MD). 1113-1116 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining
Internet source: www.dentalresourcenet.com Links to an external site.
Dental references in the RK section of Schurz Library, and through IUCAT

Critical Thinking Activities:

The reading assignments, podcasts, discussion forums, and homework formats in this course will require students to apply critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will be required to apply the information learned in the course into the clinical experiences with patients in their professional coursework within the dental hygiene program.

List of Teaching aids and course resources:

Power Point presentations in the form of movie player or podcasts, Library resources , Internet resources

Instructor Assistance:

All students are encouraged to seek assistance from the instructor if concerns arise. If you have questions regarding assignments, or if a problem arises that warrants instructor help, please do not hesitate to make an appointment with the instructor. Students will use Canvas site as the primary means of communication. The student’s IU email account will be used for all course communications. See www.iusb.edu/~sbit Links to an external site. to have a personal email account forwarded to your official IU.edu account or vise versa. In addition to regular office hours, I will respond to your emails or voicemail messages within 24 hours, except on the weekends, when replies may take longer, or if I am unavailable, as noted on the syllabus or via announcements. I will respond to emails between the hours of 8am and 8pm. If you happen to contact me at another time, it may take longer for me to respond.

IT User Support for Canvas-related technical problems is available 24/7. The IU South Bend Helpdesk is staffed from 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Friday. The phone number for technical support is 574-520-5555. After-hours calls to the Helpdesk are automatically forwarded to the UITS (University Information Technology Services Support Center) at IUPUI.

NOTE: For assistance with any unfamiliar aspects of Canvas, click on the HELP feature in the black area in the upper right of your screen. This will direct you to the Knowledge Base and feature demonstrations, which are very useful and easy to follow.

IU South Bend Student Counseling Center, (SCC)

If you find that life stressors are interfering with your academic or personal success, you are encouraged to contact the SCC as early in the semester as possible. SCC services can help with issues that range from coping with life’s transitions to dealing with more serious emotional problems. Group counseling is available for issues such as test anxiety and ADHD. All enrolled students are eligible for personal and confidential short-term counseling services at no cost. Over 80% of students who utilize the SCC report that it helps them with their academic success. The best way to request services is by calling 520-4125. The SCC is located in the Administration Building, Room A130. Hours are generally 9:00-5:00 Monday through Friday but can vary slightly each semester. For more information: https://www.iusb.edu/student-counseling/index.php Links to an external site.

What you should know about sexual misconduct: IU South Bend does not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct, including sexual violence. If you have experienced sexual violence, or know someone who has, the University can help. It is important to understand that federal regulations and University policy require faculty to immediately report complaints of sexual misconduct known to them to the IU South Bend Deputy Title IX Coordinator to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and resources are made available. IU South Bend will work with you to protect your privacy by sharing information with only those that have a legitimate administrative or legal reason to know. If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor on campus through the Student Counseling Center. Find more information about sexual violence, including campus and community resources, at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/ Links to an external site..

Course Evaluation and Grading

Attendance

In this course you will learn information that is important to the practice of dental hygiene and oral health for your patients. Therefore, your participation in all scheduled course activities is required. While there is not a formal weekly class meeting, logging in to Canvas frequently each week is required so that forum posting and participation can be done and recorded. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Expectations with forum postings

Students will participate in online discussions, using the Canvas discussion forum on a regular basis. For the forum posting, every student will minimally:
- Come up with one ORIGINAL discussion forum based on the reading and ANSWERING the question posed in the forum thread instructions. Initial post due by Thursday of each week. A maximum of two single spaced paragraphs (ten-fifteen sentences) or one page double spaced, if completed in MS Word, will typically suffice for adequate thoughts on a particular topic. A minimum of one paragraph is expected.
- Respond to a minimum of two posting by fellow students. This can also be a response to someone that responded to your own original post – a well-defined paragraph response showing you read their forum posting is required ,showcasing something that caught your attention in their posting. One sentence saying “It was good. I liked it. Good thinking.” or anything along those lines is NOT acceptable and will not count for credit in participation (see the grading rubric below).
- Take time to read and respond to each other. This course is designed to learn from interaction with your classmates.

Example scenario for weekly postings : week 1 (Monday August 24^th – Sunday August 3o^th ). We are having our first face to face meeting on Monday August 24^th . For the following week, you are expected to read the online lecture, any additional assigned readings, and listen to the podcast then post in forums by Thursday, August 27th at 11:59pm. (*see Course Outline/Table). For ease of understanding we will always assume we have class on Monday since we do have face to face meetings periodically throughout the semester (refer to the course schedule for specific dates).

Assignments

All assignments must be completed on time and according to specified criteria posted either here or via Oncourse. You are responsible for all reading assignments. Since information in each assignment will be used during the online discussion sessions it is essential that materials be carefully studied prior to responding.

Online forum postings

Each student will read the assignments for the week and author a Discussion Question Forum. In this forum, each student will answer the forum question posed by me in their own words. Forums should be no shorter than two paragraphs double spaced and no longer than one page double spaced when typed in Microsoft Word. The forums are meant to help students understand the concepts being presented and also to facilitate a dialogue between classmates and the instructor. In addition to the forum question, students will also be responsible for responding to at least two other classmates.

Students will discuss and document topics related to the following issues:

The profession of dentistry
Oral Health in America (Surgeon General’s Report)
The dental workforce and vision of our future
Healthy People 2020

When you are participating in a discussion, each original response you post will have TWO fields you must complete accurately. They are:

#1: Your comment must introduce relevant, new information about the subject for the week. You need to contribute to the learning in the discussion forum. I will check the comment for accuracy, relevance, if you have taught us anything new and if you have added to the academic atmosphere of the class.

#2: Your initial forum post will be based on what you learned in the assigned materials for that week (powerpoints/podcasts, online reading, etc.). You must insert a citation at the bottom of your forum to reference the article/document you are talking about using the APA reference style. Guidelines for citations can be found at:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Links to an external site.

Grading Discussion Rubric

Points	Interpretation	Grading Scale
4	Excellent (A:100)	The comment is accurate, original, is relevant, teaches us something new, and is well written. Four point comments add substantial teaching presence to the course, and stimulate additional thought about the issue under discussion. Uses APA citation guidelines.
3	Above Average (B:85)	The comment lacks at least one of the above qualities, but is above average quality. A three point comment makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the issue being discussed. Uses APA citation guidelines.
2	Average (C:75)	The comment lacks two or three of the required qualities. Comments which are based upon personal opinion or personal experience often fall within this category. No reference provided.
1	Minimal (D:65)	The comments present little or no new information. However, one point comments may provide important social presence and contribute to a collegial atmosphere. No reference provided.
0	Unacceptable (F:0)	The comment adds no value to the discussion

Homework Assignments

There are 7 ‘assignments’ varying in point value. They will be available for you in the Module in which they are due. They will consist of multiple choice, True/False, fill in the blank, and/or short essay.

Written Paper

Part 1: Project Proposal The formulation of the final paper by articulating what topic will be the focus and an idea on how to address it. By October 5th , students will be expected to have a topic about oral health access to care where they can begin to formulate an idea about a way to address it (access to care, oral health improvement, education of the public, number of providers, etc). The proposal paper will be several paragraphs giving a brief background on your chosen topic and a new and creative idea to address it. For example, dental caries is a completely preventable disease, yet millions of children miss school every year because of dental pain. To answer this problem/statistic, students would give background on caries , what the statistics are (taken from the Report on Oral Health or other reliable sources), and how we can address them (the idea for an outreach event). To finish the example above, the outreach could be an educational campaign in the local elementary schools focusing on oral health promotion. You would then specify HOW you would accomplish this.

Part 2: Final Paper Based on the course readings and in class discussions, students will complete a paper reflecting on the current state of oral health in America and what can be done about it. Expected length will be a 2-3-page paper (12 font, double-spaced) summarizing the findings based on the readings in the course and their own opinion of the state of oral health. Students will post and share their thoughts/papers with the class, and provide documentation from reliable sources used to support the information in the paper. Proper bibliographic format is required.(APA style citation; guidelines at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Links to an external site.).

Refer to the IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct for academic honesty and plagiarism issues -- http://www.iu.edu/~code/code/index.shtml Links to an external site. (see last page).

Course Evaluation

Written Assignments will be graded on promptness, neatness, accuracy, spelling clarity, grammar and content.

Class Participation (forum postings) 30%

Homework (lesson completion/built in questions) 30%

Final Paper/Project

Idea proposal 10%
Paper 30%

Total: 100%

Grading Scale: The Programs in Dental Education requires a grade of 75%* or better to pass the course.

A+ = 100	B+ = 90-92	C+ = 81-84	D+ = 68-70
A = 95-99	B = 88-89	C = 75*-80	D = 65-67
A- = 93-94	B- = 85-87	C- = 71-74	D- = 61-64
			F = 0

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES STATEMENT: If any student will require academic accommodations for a religious observance, please provide me with a written request to consider a reasonable modification for that observance by the end of the second week of the course. Contact me after class, during my office hours, or by individual appointment to discuss the issue. If after discussion we reach no consensus, either party or both should seek the advice of the Department Chair or the Dean, and if no consensus is reached, then the advice of the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs (“VCAA”). Either the instructor or the student may appeal the VCAA’s decision to the Office of Affirmative Action within ten business days of the determination.

DISABILITIES STATEMENT: If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Contact the Director of the Office of Disability Support Services (Administration Building, room 113, telephone number 520-4832) as soon as possible to work out the details. Once the Director has provided you with a letter attesting to your needs for modification, bring the letter to me. For more information, please visit the website for the Office of Disability Support Services at https://www.iusb.edu/disability-support/ Links to an external site..

ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT: It is the responsibility of the student to know of the prohibited actions such as cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, academic, and personal misconduct, and thus, to avoid them. All students are held to the standards outlined in the code. Please reference the entire code for a complete listing (http://www.iu.edu/~code/code/index.shtml Links to an external site.). Any violation may result in serious academic penalty, ranging from receiving a warning, to failing the assignment, to failing the course, to expulsion from the University.

DHYG-H242 INTRODUCTION TO DENTISTRY

Course Schedule

Fall 2014

*Changes to this syllabus and course schedule may be made due to extenuating circumstances, or to ensure the academic integrity of this course. In this event, students will be informed and provided an updated format.

Week

Date

Topic

Read (review)/ Listen

*Additional Information related to topic

Lesson/ Assignment/Forum

1.
8/24

Face to face course meeting

· Syllabus, semester overview and course introduction: EA1231

· History of our profession (face to face mini-lecture)

Syllabus

· Post in Discussion Forum Introductions

8/31

Dental Profession Overview, Basics of Restorations, Oral Health

Part One, Ch. 1 “What Is Oral Health?” pg. 15-21

Part One, Ch. 2 The Craniofacial Complex pg. 23-34

· Week 2 Lesson: Dental Profession and Restorations

· Post in Discussion Forum Week 2

9/7

The Dental Workforce

Read articles for this week:

It Takes a Team and

The Minnesota Story:Expanding the Dental Safety Net

refer to Supplemental Readings

· Week 3 Lesson: The Dental Workforce

· Post in Discussion forum Week 3

9/14

Face to face

Oral Health in America Links to an external site.: The Picture of Oral Health and Its Importance

Part Two, Ch. 3 What is the status of Oral Health in America pg.35-53

· Week 4 Lesson: The Picture of Oral Health

9/21

Oral Health in America: The Magnitude of the Problem

Part Two, Ch. 4 Refer to: The Magnitude of the Problem pg. 61-94

· Week 5 Lesson: The Magnitude of the Problem Post in Discussion forum Week 5

9/28

Oral Health in America:

Linking Oral Health to General Health and Well-being and the quality of life

Part Three, Ch.5 Refer to: Linkages with General Health pg.97-132

Part Three, Ch. 6 Effects on Well-being and Quality of Life pg. 133-153

Week 6 Lesson: Oral Health, General Health, and Quality of Life Post in Discussion forum Week 6

10/5

Face to face

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Part Four, Ch. 7 Community and Other Approaches to Promote Oral Health and Prevent Disease pg. 155-180

· Class discussion

· Week 7 Lesson: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

· Proposal Paper Due

10/12

The Health Care System: Who provides the care? Who pays for the care?

Part Four, Ch. 9 Provision of Oral Health Care pg. 223-242

· Week 8 Lesson: Provision of Oral Health Care 2012

· Post in Discussion forum Week 8

10/19

Fall Break- Monday & Tuesday

10/26

Oral Health in America: Let’s get to work!

Part 5, Ch. 12 A Call to Action pg. 283-288

A National Call to Action (CDC link) and pdf file

· Week 9 Lesson: A National Call to Action

· Post in Discussion forum Week 9

10.

11/2

Face to face

Dollars and Dentists

Web viewing and discussion of Part 1 (In Pain, Stories of Last Resort) and Part 2 (The Corporate Dentistry Boom) of Dollars and Dentists (PBS)

11.

11/9

Healthy People 2020 goals: How will we get to our goals?

Read Objectives of Oral Health on Healthy People 2020 and

Refer to: Cost of Delay (two items)

· Week 11 Lesson: Healthy People 2020

· Post in Discussion forum Week 11

12.

11/16

ADHA Focus on Advancing Our Profession

Focus: pg. 1-36

· Week 12 Lesson: Where is hygiene going?

13.

11/23

Face to face

Dollars and Dentists

Web viewing and discussion of Part 3 (What are the alternatives) and Part 4 (The Rise of Aspen Dental) of Dollars and Dentists

· Class discussion

14.

11/30

ADHA Current and Future Roles

· Week 14 Lesson: Professional membership and your future role

15.

12/7

Face to face

ADA: The Future of Dentistry

Final Reflections

Executive Summary pg. 1-30

· Week 15 Lesson: What do the dentists say?

· Concluding Thoughts

Finals Week

12/14

Final Papers Due

· Final papers due by December 14, 2015 at 11:59pm