Transcript of San Juan College Dental Hygiene Program. What is a Dental Hygienist? A Licensed health care...
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- San Juan College Dental Hygiene Program
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- What is a Dental Hygienist? A Licensed health care professional
Provide clinical, therapeutic and educational services to patients
Treat periodontal disease Take and develop radiographs Apply
fluoride Apply sealants Administer anesthetic Place dressings and
sutures Oral health education and prevention specialists Flexible
scheduling
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- Employment Opportunity Bureau of Labor Statistics Dental
Hygiene is among the fastest growing professions Excellent job
prospects Population growth People living longer Greater awareness
Newer Dentists Projected job growth much faster than average
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- New Mexicos Top Jobs* Network/Communication Analysts Physician
Assistants Postsecondary Teachers Network/Computer Administrators
Database Administrators Dental Hygienists Respiratory Therapists
Physical Therapists Computer Systems Mgrs. Pharmacists Computer
Software Engineers Cardiovascular Techs * Jobs with the strongest
employment outlook (2002-12) and high wages. Source: New Mexico
Department of Labor.
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- Employment Settings Clinical Practice General Dental Practice
Specialty Dental Practice Government (IHS, Military, Prisons etc)
Education Industry Research Public Health
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- Program Accredited by the American Dental Associations
Commission on Dental Accreditation 2-year program (5 semesters) AAS
degree upon completion
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- Work Environment: Dental Hygienists typically work in clean
well-lighted offices. Important safeguards include strict adherence
to proper radiological procedures and personal protective equipment
such as safety glasses, surgical masks and gloves to protect
themselves and their patients form infectious diseases.
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- Dental Hygiene Environment During the program and upon entering
the work force You WILL be seeing real patients Working in the oral
cavity with potential exposure to body fluids
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- Safety First It is the policy of the SJC dental hygiene program
that students, patients, faculty and staff follow strict infection
control guidelines including the use of personal protective
equipment.
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- Admissions Criteria Be a HS graduate or have a GED Have a
college cumulative GPA 2.75 or better Taken the Test of Essential
Academic Skills (TEAS) entrance exam Complete 12 hours of dental
hygiene observation in three different dental offices Attend a SJC
Dental Hygiene Information session Submit completed application by
April 1 Prerequisites must have been completed within last 5 years
with a C or better Successful candidates typically have a 3.00 or
better for all of their prerequisites
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- Prerequisite Courses BIOL 121 (Introduction to Biology I) BIOL
252 (Human Anatomy & Physiology I) BIOL 253 (Human Anatomy and
Physiology II) BIOL 224 (Microbiology) CHEM 110 or higher ENGL 111
(Freshman Comp) MATH 114 or higher
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- General Education Courses ENGL 211 or 218 (Advanced Comp or
Advanced Technical Writing) SPCH 110 or 111 (Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication) HLTH 118 (Introduction to Nutrition)
SOCI 110 (Introduction to Sociology) PSYC 120 (Introduction to
Psychology)
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- Projected Cost First year: $8,500 - $9,500 Second year: $4,500
- $5,500 Additional examination fees: $1,500 - $2,000 Costs are
estimated, based on in-state tuition and include immunizations,
books, supplies, instruments, uniforms, special course fees, a and
medical insurance
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- Program Philosophy Education is Job #1 Creativity and Scholarly
Activity Service Professional Development
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- Students Admission limited to 12 students per year with
approximately 70 applicants per year Graduate 12 Students per
year
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- Students
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- Curriculum Didactic study91 credit hours Clinical education
>678 hours Special needs clinic 60 hours
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- Curriculum 1 st semester: Anatomy, Morphology, Clinic, Seminar,
Histology, Embryology, Radiology 2 nd semester: Clinic, Seminar,
Pathology, Periodontology Summer session: Biomaterials, Clinic 3 rd
semester: Pharmacology, Clinic, Seminar, Public Health, Local
Anesthesia 4 th semester: Clinic, Seminar, Principles of Practice,
Practicum, Board Review Students must maintain a C or better in
each class in order to remain in the program
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- Curriculum Clinical rotations School children education Indian
Health Service Life-Care nursing facility Head Start SADHA Regional
health fairs Special Olympics GKAS
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- Facilities State of the art facilities 9 delivery units Each
unit has access to; Computerized practice management software
Intraoral camera imaging system Digital radiography as well as
traditional film radiography
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- Facilities Wet Lab Dental materials Fully integrated classroom
facilities Media capable Internet VCR, CD, DVD Document camera
Slides, overheads, textbooks Computer imaging Integration of
clinical images into classroom
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- Faculty Julius N. Manz DDS Director of the Dental Hygiene
Program
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- Faculty Tammy Honold, MA, RDH, CDHC Second Year Dental Hygiene
Coordinator Program Advisor
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- Faculty Sherry Paxson, BS, RDH First Year Dental Hygiene
Coordinator SADHA coordinator
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- Faculty Georgia Cotie CDA Dental Clinic Manager
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- Faculty Sherilyn Oldfield Administrative Assistant III
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- Faculty Dalene Meek Dental Clinic Administrator
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- Adjunct Faculty Marilyn Ketcham, DDS Part time Faculty Craig
Layton, DDS Clinical Instructor Paula Young, DDS Clinical
Instructor
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- Adjunct Faculty Sarah Thiel, RDH Clinical Instructor Brittany
Nichols, RDH Clinical Instructor Mandi Pickering, RDH Clinical
Instructor
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- Adjunct Faculty Jeff Nygren, Pharmacolgy Instructor Josalyn
Sewell, RDH Clinical Instructor Nancy Rhien, RDH, PA Clinical
Instructor
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- Contact Information Website: www.sanjuancollege.edu/hygiene
www.sanjuancollege.edu/hygiene e-mail:
dentalprogram@sanjuancollege.edu dentalprogram@sanjuancollege.edu
Phone: (505) 566-3642