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DanceCredits

Students will design, plan, and execute a project that parallels their area of interest.

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Course will advance individual student's compositional skills through her/his solo and group projects in an self-paced manner.

Study and practice of specific techniques to improve dancers' performance, health, and teaching.

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Principles and techniques of choreography with an emphasis on group forms.

The focus of the course is on lesson planning, assessment, and teaching.

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Cross-cultural survey of dance with emphasis on historical, social and culturaldimensions

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Rotation of a variety of topics in dance. May be repeated.

Exploration of the creative process and a variety of improvisation techniques.

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Historical survey of Western theatrical dance from the 1500s to the present. Also integrates reading and discussion about how class, gender, and race affected the development of concert dance history in the United States and Europe.

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Capstone project.

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Dental HygieneCredits

This course will give the student an introduction to Dental Hygiene as a profession and career. Exploration of dental hygiene practice and an overview of the dental hygiene curriculum and conceptual framework will be covered.

This course will give the student an introduction to the possible careers in the field of dentistry. Exploration of the roles and responsibilities of dental assisting, dental hygiene, advanced dental therapy, and dentistry will be covered.

Head and Neck Anatomy is the study of the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck including bones, muscles, nerves, blood supply, glands and how they function. Oral Histology is the study of cells and cell layers which compose basic tissues, oral mucosa, gingival and dentogingival tissues, orofacial structures, enamel, dentin and pulp.Prereq: Admission into the Dental Hygiene Program

Pharmacology is the study of drugs used in dentistry or medicine for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of disease.

This course studies structures of the oral cavity. Topics include tooth annotation, eruption patterns, embryology, morphology, characteristics, function, occlusion and clinical considerations as it relates to the practice of dental hygiene.

This course includes an introduction to dental terminology and clinical aspects of dental hygiene treatment including care and use of equipment/instruments, infection control and preparation of patient records.

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This course integrates the scientific and clinical principles within the practice of dental hygiene. Students apply foundational knowledge in clinical skills on simulation and live patients with an emphasis on principles, procedures, and professionalism for performing comprehensive preventive oral care.

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This course explores radiation theory, safety, and patient management. Emphasis is placed on intraoral and extraoral radiographic procedures and techniques.

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This is the first course in a series of two courses that studies the fundamental elements, purposes and uses of materials used in dentistry. The student will develop laboratory or clinical competency in functions using dental materials that are legal duties for Minnesota dental hygienists.

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This course is the second course in a series of two courses that studies the fundamental elements, purposes, and uses of materials used in dentistry. The student will develop laboratory or clinical competency in functions using dental materials that are legal duties for Minnesota dental hygienists.

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This course will include a study of supporting tooth structures, identification, classification, etiology, progression and treatment of periodontal diseases.

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This course focuses on interpretation of intraoral and extraoral dental radiographic images. Three-dimensional imaging, extraoral imaging, dental x-ray film, film processing and quality assurance are also explored.

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This course encompasses prenatal development with a focus on the development of the face, neck and oral cavity. This course also introduces the pathologic processes and recognition of oral manifestations and their considerations to the practice of dental hygiene.

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The first clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on basic preventive skills and dental hygiene instrumentation.

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This course is designed to reinforce topics covered in DHYG 311 through the use of advanced case studies. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based decision making. Also designed to collaborate with clinic needs as identified in DHYG 331.

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