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Human Behavior (HBHV)
310 Interactional Skills in Dental Hygiene (1) Training in the application of behavioral and communication skills.
501 Behavioral Skills in Dentistry (1) Introduction to key personal, interpersonal, and professional factors that shape the doctor-patient relationship; ways interactional skills influence the effectiveness, durability, and satisfaction of the doctor-patient relationship.
502 Interactional Skills (1) Introduction to purpose, objectives, and principles of clinical interviewing.
503 Behavioral Principles in Dentistry (2) Application of behavioral principles and communication skills in dentistry for the international dentist: doctor-patient relationship, clinical interviewing, behavioral treatment of pain, patient management.
504 Patient Education and Management (1) Management of difficult patients; psychology and behavioral treatment of pain; patient education of treatment planning; smoking cessation program.
550 Communications in Clinical Dentistry (1) Verbal and nonverbal communication in clinical dentistry; clinical experience in use of manual, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills during a traumatic injection procedure.
561abcde Clinic: Behavioral Dentistry (0-0-0-0-1) Clinical application of behavioral dentistry principles. Data collection, case presentation, fear reduction (iatrosedation), and tobacco cessation.
601 Understanding Stress in Dental Practice (2) Investigation of the approaches to understanding and managing stress, especially the stress issues in dentistry.
610 Advanced Iatrosedation (1) Clinical treatment of the apprehensive patient; application of iatrosedative principles to the treatment of anxiety. Prerequisite: permission of course director.
612 Hypnosis for Control of Dental Apprehension (1) Control of dental fear and apprehension through iatrosedation and hypnosis; class participation in self-hypnosis, basic induction techniques, imagery conditioning. Prerequisite: permission of course director.