Part 1: Conceptual Foundations

1. The Dental Hygiene Profession

2. Dental Hygiene Metaparadigm Concepts and Conceptual Models

3. Evidenced-Based Decision Making

4. Community Health 

5. Sustainable Health Behavior Change 

6. Cultural Competency in Healthcare 

7. Legal and Ethical Decision Making

8. The Professional E-Portfolio

Part 2: Preparation for the Appointment

9. Dental Hygiene Patient Care Setting 

10. Infection Prevention and Control 

11. Preventing and Managing Medical Emergencies 

12. Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Part 3: Assessments

13. Personal, Dental, and Medical Histories 

14. Vital Signs 

15. Pharmacologic History 

16. Extraoral and Intraoral Clinical Assessment 

17. Hard Tissue Assessment and Dental Charting 

18. Assessment of Dental Deposits and Stain 

19. Dental Caries Management by Risk Assessment 

20. Periodontal Assessment and Charting

21. Oral-Systemic Health Connection

Part 4: Critical Thinking in Dental Hygiene Practice

22. Dental Hygiene Diagnosis 

23. Dental Hygiene Care Plan, Evaluation, and Documentation

Part 5: Implementation, Evaluation, and Documentation

24. Toothbrushing 

25. Mechanical Oral Biofilm Control: Interdental and Supplemental Self-Care Devices Competencies

26. Dentifrices 

27. Antimicrobials for Control of Periodontal Disease 

28. Hand-Activated Instrumentation 

29. Ultrasonic Instrumentation

30. Root Morphology and Instrumentation Implications

31. Dental Implants and Peri-Implant Care

32. Tooth Polishing and Whitening 

33. Decision Making Related to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy 

34. Acute Gingival and Periodontal Condition 

35. Pit and Fissure Sealants 

36. Nutritional Counseling 

37. Tobacco Cessation 

38. Impressions for Study Casts and Mouth Guards 

39. Restorative Therapy 

40. Orthodontic Care

41. Fixed and Removable Dental Prostheses

Part 6: Pain and Anxiety Control 

42. Dental Hypersensitivity

43. Local Anesthesia 

44. Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Analgesia

Part 7: Life Stages and Populations

45. Children and Adolescents 

46. Pregnancy and Oral Health

47. The Older Adult

Part 8: Dental Hygiene Care for the Medically Compromised

48. Cardiovascular Disease 

49. Diabetes 50. Cancer 

51. HIV and Oral Health

52. Palliative Care

53. Autoimmune Diseases 

54. Organ Transplantation and Renal Disease

55. Respiratory Diseases 

56. Alcohol and Substance Misuse

57. Eating Disorders 

58. Child Neglect and Abuse and Family Violence

Part 9: Dental Hygiene Care for Disabilities and Special Needs

59. Disability and Healthcare 

60. Intellectually and Developmentally Challenged

61. Orofacial Clefts

62. Neurological Disabilities

Part 10: Professional Development and Practice Management

63. Professional Development and Job Searching 

64. Practice Management