Dental Educational Services (DNES)

DNES 200. Curricular Practical Training. 0 Units.

Presents opportunities for service learning in different environments. Increases students' awareness of the importance of oral health education and professional practice and, in the process, gives them insight into different cultural and socioeconomic conditions. Students develop an understanding of LLUSD service learning heritage and the role they play in promoting the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ to their community.

DNES 305. Etiology and Management of Dental Caries. 2 Units.

Etiology, prevention, and management of dental caries. The specific plaque hypothesis; the role of diet, host resistance, and time in caries. Remineralization, principles of medical management, caries risk assessment, patient education.

DNES 500. Curricular Practical Training. 1 Unit.

Presents opportunities for service learning in different environments. Develops in students an increased awareness of the importance of oral health education and professional practice and, in the process, provides insights into different cultural and socioeconomic conditions. Develops students' understanding of LLUSD service learning heritage and the role they play promoting the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ to their community.

DNES 504. Curricular Practical Training for IDP. 0 Units.

Presents opportunities for service learning in different environments. Develops an increased awareness of the importance of oral health education and professional practice and, in the process, provides insights into different cultural and socioeconomic conditions. Develops students' understanding of LLUSD service learning heritage and the role they play promoting the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ to their community.

DNES 806L. Research Design Laboratory. 1 Unit.

Student reviews literature and designs a research proposal in preparation for professional presentation of a table clinic. Student conducts research experiment or project culminating in presentation of the results at a professional meeting.