10-508-114Dental Pharmacology
Course Information
Description
Prepares student dental hygienists to select safe and effective patient premedication and within the scope of dental hygiene practice. Students will also learn to recognize potential pharmacological contraindications for specific patients and to take measures to avoid negative impact or alert other members of the dental team to possible negative impact.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Analyze the basic pharmaceutical principles of medications in dental care management
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    determine terminology as pertains to the discipline of pharmacology
    identify U.S. regulation agencies and their roles in pharmaceutical controls
    identify resources for pharmaceutical information
    describe ANS physiology including effects on bio systems
    classify ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) pharmacology
    interpret a dental prescription for a patient

  2. Characterize the dental hygienist role in the use of general anesthetics and nitrous oxide in dentistry
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify stages of anesthesia
    describe the pharmacokinetics of nitrous oxide
    discuss classification and usage of anxiolytics in general anesthesia
    determine appropriate situations in which nitrous oxide may be administered.
    differentiate signs and symptoms of effective nitrous oxide from over sedation

  3. Characterize the dental hygienist role in the administration of local anesthetic agents
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify methods of action of various local anesthetic agents
    describe the pharmacokinetics of local anesthetic agents
    determine appropriate situations in which local anesthetic may be administered

  4. Explore cardiovascular disorders and associated medications
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various medications related to cardiovascular disorders
    determine the classifications of cardiovascular drugs
    describe the methods of actions of the cardiovascular drugs
    identify the indications and contraindications of the drug
    identify the dental considerations of the drug

  5. Characterize the dental hygienist role in endocrine disorders and associated medications
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various endocrine disorders
    determine the classifications of endocrine disorder medications
    describe the methods of actions of the endocrine disorder medications

  6. Explore the use of supplements
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various supplements
    describe the methods of actions of the various supplements
    identify the indications and contraindications of the supplements
    identify the dental considerations of the supplements

  7. Characterize the dental hygienist role in pain management with analgesics
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various sources and perceptions of pain
    determine the classifications of analgesics
    describe the methods of actions of analgesics

  8. Characterize the dental hygienist role in GI and respiratory disorders and associated medications
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various GI and respiratory disorders
    determine the classifications of GI and respiratory medications
    describe the methods of actions of the GI and respiratory medications

  9. Characterize the dental hygienist role in medications used in infectious diseases
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various infectious diseases
    determine the classifications of infectious disease treatments
    describe the methods of actions of infectious medications

  10. Characterize the dental hygienist role in medications used in cancer therapy
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    classify the various cancerous diseases
    determine the classifications of neoplastic treatments
    describe the methods of actions of neoplastic medications

  11. Examine legal and ethical issues related to administration and abuse of medications used in dentistry
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    explain the legislative history of drug regulation
    describe the five schedules of controlled substances
    discuss the role of dentistry in society’s substance abuses
    recognize oral conditions indicative to substance abuse