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Sep 01, 2025
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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog
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HDI 606 - Community II Health Care System & Clinical Practice
The purpose of this course is to provide students with: an introduction to the organization and component aspects of the health care delivery system of this country, as well as an awareness of professional ethics and responsibilities. a focus on competencies related to practice management, health systems, ethics and professionalism. An introduction to contemporary issues concerning the oral health care team including scope of practice of various team members as determined by the state dental practice laws and regulations. An introduction to the many government and community agencies that affect practice arrangements in providing health and social services. A general introduction to principles of insurance, health insurance and other forms of insurance. A general introduction to legal concepts, through didactic training and formative clinical experiences, students learn the definition, classifications, purposes, characteristics, theory and sources of law. An understanding of the relationship between individual actions and the laws governing professional practice. Through discussions of the laws, principles of ethics and the processes of civil and criminal litigation, students come to an understanding of their professional obligations, as well as the consequences of not fulfilling those professional obligations.
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