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Term Effective:
Fall 1981
Description:
The Dental Hygiene Career Certificate at Santa Rosa Junior College is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Students receive a comprehensive education in the health sciences and in clinical dental hygiene and are prepared for entry into the practice of dental hygiene. Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be able to apply knowledge and scientific concepts to assess needs, recognize problems, establish oral health goals and provide appropriate dental health care services and evaluate outcomes. The graduate will be eligible to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the California Dental Hygiene Board Examination. For students interested in an Associate Degree, a Dental Hygiene major is available.
The dental hygienist is a licensed professional oral health educator with specialized clinical and educational skills. The dental hygienist works as a co-therapist with the dentist in the prevention, recognition and treatment of dental and oral disease. The practicing dental hygienist may be expose to environmental hazards and infectious diseases including, but not limited to, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV (AIDS). Dental hygienist are obligated to provide patient care with compassion and respect for human dignity and the rights of privacy and confidentiality of patients with infectious diseases.
Nationwide, employment of Dental Hygienists is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2008.
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Licensure Note: The California Board of Dental Examiners (BDE) may deny licensure for crimes substantially related to the practice of dental hygiene. This includes convictions involving sex crimes, drug crimes (including DUI), and crimes of violence. It is the responsibility of the applicant to present sufficient evidence of rehabilitation to the BDE prior to licensure application.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Dental Hygiene Certificate program are:
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Complete 92.5 units from
- Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Assoc. Requirements
- Dental Hygiene Core Requirements
- Dental Hygiene Prerequisites
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Assoc. Requirements - complete 9.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
SPCH 5 | Group Discussion & Problem Solving | 3.00 |
SPCH 66 | Interpersonal Communication | 3.00 |
SPCH 1A | Introduction to Speech | 3.00 |
SPCH 60 | Communication Skills | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
PSYCH 1A | General Psychology | 3.00 |
PSYCH 4 | Child Growth & Development | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 |
SOC 2 | Social Problems & Deviance | 3.00 |
SOC 10 | Marriage & the Family | 3.00 |
SOC 30 | Race & Ethnic Relations | 3.00 |
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Dental Hygiene Core Requirements - complete 57.50 units |
DNA 60 | The Dental Assistant in Practice | 2.00 |
DNA 65A | Introduction to Dental Radiology I | 2.00 |
DNA 65B | Dental Radiology II | 2.00 |
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Dental Hygiene Prerequisites - complete 26.00 units |
ANAT 1 | General Human Anatomy | 5.00 |
PHYSIO 1 | Human Physiology | 5.00 |
Complete a combination totaling at least 5.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
CHEM 60 | Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences | 5.00 |
CHEM 1A AND
| General Chemistry | 5.00 |
CHEM 8 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 5.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
ENGL 1A | Reading & Composition | 4.00 |
ENGL 100 | Reading & Writing Improvement | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
MICRO 5 | General Microbiology | 5.00 |
MICRO 60 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 4.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
FDNT 10 | Elementary Nutrition | 3.00 |
FDNT 62 | Nutrition & Diet Therapy | 3.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 1981
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Program Requirements Notes:
The following Dental Hygiene prerequisites must be completed within the past five years prior to the fall semester of the application period:
ANAT 1, PHYSIO 1, MICRO 5 or MICRO 60 or HLC 55, and CHEM 60 or CHEM 1A and CHEM 8.
All prerequisite courses must be completed before an application can be submitted to the program.
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