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• DH 224: Clinical Experience IV

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Continues the refinement of clinical techniques. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Hygiene AS program. Prerequisite: DH 190, 211, and 212 with grades of C or higher. Co-requisite: DH 223. Prerequisite:    DH 211 & DH 212 & DH 190 & DH 223 Corequisite:    DH 223
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• DH 230: Oral Pathology

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Covers the characteristics of the head and neck region so that students recognize the difference between normal and abnormal conditions. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Hygiene AS program. Prerequisite: DH 111 and 116 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DH 111 & DH 116
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• DH 235: Community Dental Health Education

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Studies the role that the dental hygienist plays as an educator, planner, and evaluator for community dental health programs. This course explores global perspectives in oral health needs, demand and utilization, cultural competence, biostatistics, oral epidemiology, and the evaluation of evidence-based research in dentistry. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Hygiene AS program. Prerequisite: DH 112 with a grade of C or higher. Co-requisite: DH 224. Prerequisite:    DH 116 & DH 224 Corequisite:    DH 224
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• DH 240: Pharmacology

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Provides the dental hygiene student with an overview of the primary categories of medications prescribed by health care practitioners. This course emphasizes those medications that have dental implications, as well as those used to control pain. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Hygiene AS program. Prerequisite: DH 116, 180, and NUTR 104 with grades of C or higher. Co-requisite: DH 170. Prerequisite:    DH 116 & DH 180 & NUTR 104 & DH 170 Corequisite:    DH 170
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• DMS 105: Introduction to Health Care

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Provides students with an introduction to the fundamental skills common to healthcare professions. This course presents concepts that include: patient care, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, maintaining clinical records, trends in healthcare, and professionalism. In addition, related skills are practiced in the lab. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: BIOL 111, ENGL 101, and MATH 103 with grades of C or higher. Co-requisite: DMS 110. Prerequisite:    BIOL 111 & ENGL 101 & MATH 103 & DMS 110 Corequisite:    DMS 110
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• DMS 110: Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Presents basic ultrasound principles, instrumentation, Doppler, sonographic terminology and details of the clinical process related to the ultrasound department of an imaging facility. This course also describes anatomic relationships in correlation with basic scanning techniques and protocols. Students engage in an observational clinical rotation. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: BIOL 111, ENGL 101, and MATH 103 with grades of C or higher. Co-requisite: DMS 105. Prerequisite:    BIOL 111 & ENGL 101 & MATH 103 & DMS 105 Corequisite:    DMS 105
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• DMS 115: Clinical Experience I

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Allows students to gain skills at an approved clinical site. This course is the first clinical component of the diagnostic medical sonography program and consists of two, eight hour day per week. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: DMS 105 and DMS 110 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DMS 105 & DMS 110
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• DMS 120: Diagnostic Medical Sonography Lab I

  1.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Covers ultrasound-scanning techniques that utilizes ultrasound equipment in a laboratory setting. This course addresses imaging techniques related to the abdominal and pelvic organs. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: DMS 105 and 110 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DMS 105 & DMS 110
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• DMS 125: Clinical Experience II

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Continues the clinical skills taught in DMS 115. This is the second clinical component of the diagnostic medical sonography program that consists of three, eight-hour days per week at clinical sites. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: DMS 115, 120, 130, 150, and 170 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DMS 115 & DMS 120 & DMS 130 & DMS 150 & DMS 170
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• DMS 130: Abdominal Sonography

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Details the normal anatomy and physiology of the abdomen, male pelvis, and non-cardiac chest. This course explains clinical and sonographic findings related to the pathology of the abdomen, male pelvis, and non-cardiac chest, as well as describes Doppler principles and uses. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program. Prerequisite: DMS 105 and 110 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DMS 105 & DMS 110
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