This course is an introduction to all theoretical and didactic components of the practice of dental hygiene, including disease transmission and prevention, universal precautions, record keeping documentation and protocol, and dental hygiene instrumentation for scaling and root planing. Field trips may be required. 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 R315. Recommended Prep: 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.