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Description:
The study of local anesthesia administration in dental procedures, including the pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, patient management, and emergency procedures associated with local anesthetic procedures. Laboratory and clinical experience in administration techniques for local infiltration, field block, and nerve block. Intended for students in the Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Degree Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
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Prerequisite:
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Corequisite:
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Advisory:
Advisory: Not open to students with credit in D H 65.
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Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
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Hours:
24 hours lecture per quarter, 24 hours lab per quarter. This is a 4 week course - 6 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory per week.
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Foothill GE Area:
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Transferability:
CSU
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Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
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Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
There is a selective admission process to enroll in Dental Hygiene courses, except for DH200L which is open to all students. For an application, call (650) 949-7538.
