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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
DE 51 | Title:
OCCUP HEALTH & SAFETY |
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| Full Title:
Occupational Health & Safety |
| Last Reviewed:8/26/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 2.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 2.00 | | Contact Total | 35.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course will survey the various agencies that are involved in making regulations and/or recommendations that affect dentistry. Students will compare state and federal OSHA regulations in the areas of Hazard Communication and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. An in-depth study of the requirements of the Cal/OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Admission to Dental Assisting Program via application process; completion of or concurrent enrollment in HLC 50 or ANAT 51.
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Study of the governmental agencies and regulations affecting the practice of dentistry. This course will focus on the OSHA regulations relating to the Hazard Communication Standard and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, including labeling and record keeping requirements.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Admission to Dental Assisting Program via application process; completion of or concurrent enrollment in HLC 50 or ANAT 51.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1997 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify the agencies that have regulatory influence on dental
practices
2. Discuss various options regarding methods of compliance
3. Prepare chemical labels
4. Analyze MSDS forms
5. Explain the role and responsibilities of the California Board of
Dentistry
6. Discuss post exposure protocol
7. Explain the role and responsibilities of the California Board of
Dentistry
8. Compare the state and federal infection control regulations
Topics and Scope
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I. Agencies
Center for Disease Control
California Board of Dentistry
Occupational Health & Safety Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
OSHA
Cal/OSHA
NIOSH
Assignments:
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Reading assignments in reference texts and workbooks
Preparation of an Exposure Control Plan
Assignment of modules in CHEC center
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
5 - 30% |
| Written homework | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 40% |
| Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 60% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Torres & Ehrlich. Modern Dental Assisting. 5th Ed., WB Saunders 1996
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