This course is an introduction to all clinical procedures, such as maintaining the chain of asepsis, and skills, like identifying plaque and calculus, needed for the practice of dental hygiene. Prerequisites: DH R001 and ENGL R102 or ENGL R128 or PHIL R111 and ANAT R101 and CHEM R110 or CHEM R120 and CHEM R112 and COMM R101 and ENGL R101 or ENGL R101H and MATH R105 or MATH R105H or MATH R106 or MATH R115 or MATH R117 or MATH R120 or PSY R103 or SOC R125 and MICR R100 and MICR R100L and PHSO R101 and PSY R101 or PSY R101H and SOC R101 or SOC R101H and ANTH R107 or ETHS R107 or ETHS R119 or ANTH R119 or BRS R101 or CHST R101 or ETHS R134 or ENGL R134. Corequisites: DH R310 and DH R311 and DH R312 and DH R313 and DH R314. Recommended Prep: BIS R122 and SPAN R100 or SPAN R110 or SPAN R200 or SPAN R210 or SPAN R220 or SPAN R220H or SPAN R230 or SPAN R230H. Transfer credit: CSU.

This course teaches the fundamentals of radiation safety and the operation of dental radiology equipment, along with the clinical application of procedures involved in exposing, processing, mounting and interpreting dental radiographs. This course presents the opportunity to gain certification to legally take dental radiographs. Prerequisites: DH R001 and ENGL R102 or ENGL R128 or PHIL R111 and ANAT R101 and CHEM R110 or CHEM R120 and CHEM R112 and COMM R101 and ENGL R101 or ENGL R101H and MATH R105 or MATH R105H or MATH R106 or MATH R115 or MATH R117 or MATH R120 or PSY R103 or SOC R125 and MICR R100 and MICR R100L and PHSO R101 and PSY R101 or PSY R101H and SOC R101 or SOC R101H and ANTH R107 or ETHS R107 or ETHS R119 or ANTH R119 or BRS R101 or CHST R101 or ETHS R134 or ENGL R134. Corequisites: DH R310 and DH R312 and DH R313 and DH R314 and DH R315. Recommended Prep: BIS R122 and SPAN R100 or SPAN R110 or SPAN R200 or SPAN R210 or SPAN R220 or SPAN R220H or SPAN R230 or SPAN R230H. Transfer credit: CSU.