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Major: 3831
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2010 Fall
Last Admit Term: 2014 Summer
Award: AAS Total Credits: 98-102.5 CIP Code: 51.0602 |
Primary College:
Initiating College: Phoenix College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: Shared
Field of Interest: Not Found
Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.00 |
SOC Code:
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Program Prerequisites: None
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Required Courses | |||||||||||
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+ DHE110 Pharmacology 3 | Credits: 58 |
Restricted Electives | |||
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General Electives | |||
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General Education Requirements | |||
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General Education Requirement | Credits: 0 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 0 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved First Year Composition courses in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course in the in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by CRE101 Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) OR
Equivalent as indicated by assessment in Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Mathematics | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by MAT102 Mathematical Concepts/Applications OR
Equivalent course OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course in Program Prerequisites area. | |||
General Education Distribution | Credits: 0 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area in the Program Prerequisites area.
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Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3) AND
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology (3) in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Program Competencies | |||
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1. Apply effective communication skills with clients, families, and health-care team members. (DHE115, DHE120, DHE127, DHE133, DHE212, DHE213, DHE219, DHE233)
2. Practice ethical standards of behavior as accepted by health care professionals. (DHE110, DHE112, DHE120, DHE117, DHE132, DHE133, DHE213, DHE219, DHE227, DHE229, DHE233) 3. Apply highest standards of infection control and safety to protect the client and operator. (DHE120, DHE117, DHE125, DHE133, DHE201, DHE202, DHE213, DHE227, DHE233) 4. Operate and maintain all dental equipment. (DHE120, DHE117, DHE125, DHE132, DHE133, DHE202) 5. Expose and interpret diagnostic radiographs. (DHE117, DHE125, DHE133) 6. Assess the health of the client by integrating data from the medicodental history, vital signs, oral cancer examination, radiographs, and classification, condition and function of the teeth and periodontium. (DHE110, DHE112, DHE115, DHE120, DHE121, DHE125, DHE127, DHE132, DHE133, DHE201, DHE227, DHE229) 7. Plan, present and receive client consent for an individualized dental hygiene treatment plan, based upon the assessment data, including referral to appropriate health care professionals. (DHE115, DHE120, DHE127, DHE132, DHE133, DHE212, DHE213, DHE225, DHE227, DHE229, DHE232, DHE233) 8. Practice comprehensive dental hygiene therapy including periodontal debridement, administration of pain control agents, oral irrigation, curettage, root planing, application of sealants and caries preventive agents to assist the client on achieving optimal health. (DHE119, DHE120, DHE121, DHE127, DHE132, DHE133, DHE201, DHE202, DHE212, DHE213, DHE225, DHE227, DHE229, DHE232, DHE233) 9. Involve the client in treatment to include dietary choices, oral hygiene techniques, tobacco cessation techniques, home-applied fluorides and anti-microbial agents. (DHE120, DHE127, DHE132, DHE133) 10. Evaluate the outcome of dental hygiene therapy during active and maintenance treatment phases and refer to appropriate health care providers to attain and maintain optimal health. (DHE127, DHE132, DHE133, DHE219, DHE225, DHE229, DHE233) 11. Practice as a team member in all professional settings. (DHE115, DHE120, DHE127, DHE133, DHE202, DHE219, DHE229) 12. Apply technology as a learning source and for information management. (DHE110, DHE112, DHE117, DHE127, DHE132, DHE133, DHE212, DHE213, DHE219, DHE225, DHE229, DHE232, DHE233) 13. Provide services addressing the oral health needs of a racially and culturally diverse community. (DHE133, DHE213, DHE229, DHE232, DHE233) 14. Describe the legal and ethical requirements for continued competence in dental hygiene. (DHE120, DHE127, DHE132, DHE219) | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4-24-07 |