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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry

Dental Hygiene Program Clinic Manual

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ALL SECTIONS
  1. Dental Hygiene Program Information
    1. Dental Hygiene Director and Faculty
    2. Support Staff
    3. Student Communication
  1. Professionalism
    1. Personal Appearance/Dress Code
    2. Clinical Attendance
    3. Clinic Maintenance
    4. Assignment of Patients and Patient Check-in
    5. Professional Behavior Around Patients
    6. Student American Dental Hygienists" Association
    7. UNC-CH Honor Code
  1. Standard Operating Procedures for the Clinic
    1. Clinic Operating Schedule
    2. Responsibilities of the Supervising Dentist
      1. Schedules
    3. Responsibilities of Dental Hygiene Faculty
    4. Responsibilities of Clinical Staff
    5. Specific Policies for Treating Patients
      1. HIV
      2. Hepatitis
      3. Cardiovascular
      4. Communicable Disease
      5. Protective Eyewear
    6. Patient Treatment Provided by Dental Hygiene Students
    7. Active Treatment Patients
    8. Recall/Maintenance Patients
    9. Limited Care Patients
    10. Referral Patients
    11. Dental Unit Assignment
    12. Rotation Assignments
    13. Clinical Evaluation Criteria/Grading System
    14. Radiology Maintenance Manual
    15. Prescriptions
    16. Premedication
    17. Recall System
    18. Match Forms/Radiology Appointment and Interpretation Forms
  1. Dental Hygiene Process of Care
    1. Overview : Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
    2. Appointment Sequencing
      1. Single Appointment Guidelines
      2. Multiple Appointment Guidelines
    3. Scaling and Root Planing/Debridement Guidelines
    4. Tissue Evaluation Guidelines/Last Appointment for the Multiple Appointment Patient
    5. Dental Hygiene Treatment Planning Guidelines
    6. Periodontal Type Classification/Calculus Code
    7. Dental Emergencies
    8. Consultations
      1. Dental Specialties
      2. Medical
    9. Quality Assurance of Dental Hygiene Care
      1. Check in /out, Evaluations and Periodontal Re-evaluations
      2. Recall
      3. Tracking Student Progress
      4. Tracking Referral and Limited Care Patients
APPENDICES
1. Program Philosophy
2. Program Goals and Competencies
3. ADHA Code of Ethics
4. Patient Bill of Rights
5. Links to UNC School of Dentistry Policies
6. Clinical Requirements
7. Radiographic Selection Criteria
8. Post Operative Instructions to Patients

9. Clinical Progress Notes

10. Options for Care Letter for Limited Care Patients

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