The course

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  Start here

  Two sessions: 200 discipline-based items in 3 hours 30 minutes, then 150 case-based items in 4 hours.

  Free: A tour of the exam
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  Anatomic sciences

  Part of Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice (56 of Session One's 200 items): head and neck anatomy, dental anatomy, histology and embryology.

  Nerves, nodes and spaces of the head and neckTooth numbering and root form for instrumentationTooth tissues and how they form20 questions
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  Physiology, biochemistry, nutrition and microbiology

  Part of Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice: physiology, biochemistry and nutrition, microbiology and immunology.

  Physiology behind chairside reactionsDiet, sugar and nutrients in oral healthBiofilm, pathogens and immune defense24 questions
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  Pathology and pharmacology

  Part of Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice: general and oral pathology, pharmacology including local anesthesia.

  Inflammation, repair and systemic diseaseRecognizing common oral lesionsDrugs that change dental hygiene care28 questions
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  Patient assessment

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services (124 of Session One's 200 items): history, head and neck, periodontal, oral and occlusal evaluation.

  Free: Health history, vital signs and medical riskHead, neck and periodontal examination20 questions
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  Dental radiography

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services: radiophysics, radiobiology, radiologic health, technique and interpretation.

  Free: Radiation physics, biology and protectionIntraoral and panoramic techniqueReading normal anatomy and common findings23 questions
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  Dental hygiene care planning

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services: infection control, emergencies, patient education, anxiety and pain control, special needs, treatment strategies.

  Infection control in practiceRecognizing and managing medical emergenciesLocal anesthesia: blocks, doses and complicationsPatients with special needs and medical conditionsPatient education and care planning30 questions
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  Periodontal disease management

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services: etiology, classification, therapy, implant care, reassessment and maintenance.

  Free: Staging and grading periodontitisChoosing and using periodontal instruments and agentsReassessment and periodontal maintenance24 questions
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  Preventive agents and supportive treatment

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services: fluorides, sealants and other agents; materials, polishing, impressions and desensitization.

  Free: Fluoride: how it works and how much is safeSealants and other preventive agentsDental materials, polishing and desensitizing25 questions
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  Professional responsibility

  Part of Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services: ethics, regulatory compliance, communication, documentation and risk management.

  Ethics, consent and documentation15 questions
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  Research principles and community health

  20 of Session One's 200 items, partly as testlets: research and statistics, community programs.

  Reading a study: design, variables and statisticsCommunity programs, indices and prevention22 questions
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  Patient cases

  Session Two: 150 items on 12 to 15 patient cases in 4 hours.

  Free: Working through a patient case72 questions