Allied Health Sciences Dental Assisting Education: At Weber State College, the Department of Health Occupations conducts a one-year program in Dental Assisting in cooperation with local dentists and Hill Air Force Base. The program is designed to prepare competent Dental Assistants to work in both private dental offices and at the Hill Air Force Base Dental Clinic. Dental Assisting students are involved in lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical experience in all phases of dentistry. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded an Institutional Certificate from Weber State College. The Weber State College Dental Assisting program is in the process of being certified by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education. Admissions Procedure: The class begins in the fall quarter of each year. It is necessary to have all application materials filed by September 1st each year. To be eligible for consideration into the Dental Assisting Program, a candidate must: (1) Make application to Weber State College, and be accepted. (2) Submit transcripts of high school and any other college previously attended. (3) Have successfully achieved an ACT composite score of 15 or greater. Particular attention will be given to the scores obtained in the Natural Science section. (4) Take a Stromberg Dexterity Test given at the Testing Center on the Weber State College campus. (5) File a completed Dental Assisting appication, forms for which may be obtained from the Department of Health Occupations. Employment Outlook: As dentistry continues to respond to new demands, and as population expands, the need for dental assistants will also continue to grow. The job outlook in the State of Utah is good to excellent in the state every year. Salaries are variable, and will be dependent on experience, individual skills, location and number of hours worked. Related Careers: Related careers include work in hospitals, neighborhood health clinics, and public health clinics. Program: Dental AssistingCertificate of Proficiency I. General Requirements: A. An overall G. P. A. of 2.00 or C is required. B. 48 total credit hours. II. Specific Requirements: A Dental Assisting courses required (35 credit hours): Dental Assisting 101 (3), 130 (1), 135 (3), 145 (3), 155 (3), 281Basic Dental Science for the Dental Assistant (5), 281Introduction to Clinical Dental Assisting I (4), 281Clinical Dental Assisting II (6), 281Clinical Dental Assisting III (7), 281Dental Specialities (2). B. Dental Science course required: D.S. 208 Radiology I (2). C. Support courses required (8 credit hours): English 101 (3); Communication 102 (3), Office Administration 211 (2). D. A new Dental Assisting class will start each fall quarter. _ DENTAL ASSISTING COURSES 101. Nutrition (3) Study of common drugs and dietary considerations in dental practice. S 180. Emergency Care (1) First Aid and emergency care in the dental office. W 135. Dental Materials (3) Identification, characteristics, and techniques in the use of commonly available dental materials. W 145. Patient Education and Public Health (1) Dental assisting as applied to patient education and public health. S 155. X-Ray Theory and Practicum (3) Lectures and clinical experience in taking, processing, identification, and filing of radiographs. Prerequisite: DS281 Concepts in Dental Radiology. W DA281. Basic Dental Science for the Dental Assistant (5) Combine dental science physiology and general anatomy, oral anatomy, histology, embryology and pathology. A DA281. Introduction to Clinical Dental Assisting I (4) Introduction to dental assisting preparatory skills required for clinical dental assisting. Includes dental office observation. A 74 Allied Health Sciences Nursing DA281. Clinical Dental Assisting II (6) Identification, care and usage of instruments, clinical experience in dental assisting at HAFB and private dental offices. Prerequisite: DS281 Introduction to Clinical Dental Assisting I. W DA28I. Clinical Dental Assisting III (7) Advanced skills and experience in clinical dental assisting practice. Prerequisite: DS2S1 Clinical Dental Assisting II. S DA281. Dental Specialties (2) Lecture and clinical practice in oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, pedodontics and periodontics. Prerequisite: DS281 Clinical Assicting I and II. S DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Leola Davidson, Chairman ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING FACULTY Professor, Leola Davidson, Helen Farr; Associate Professors, Gerry Hansen, Norma Hansen, Faye Preece, Elsie Shiramizu; Assistant Professors, Ruth Brown, Helen HoIIinghead, Arlene Stein, Evelyn Yamaguchi; Instructor, Ruth Wheeler; Lecturers, JoAnn Harding, Judi Van Vleet, Lael Larsen, Marilyn Agricola, Sharon Zeleznick; Instructor-Specialist, Roberta McCarrey. PRACTICAL NURSING FACULTY Karen Beaver, Director Associate Professor, Karen Beaver, Sonia Parker; Lecturers, JoAnn Balls, Diane Baughman, Leone Maas. Description: The Nursing program is designed to prepare the student as a beginning practitioner of nursing. These practitioners have knowledge of the basic physical, biological, behavioral and medical sciences; plus the ability and skill to apply this knowledge in caring for patients wth common recurring problems in nursing situations where there is supervision by the experienced professional nurse. The Nursing Program is accredited by the Utah Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. Education: The Associate Degree Nursing Program is offered cooperatively on four campuses; including a cooperative associate degree program at Utah State University Logan, Utah; at Utah Technical College, Salt Lake City, Utah; and at Southern Utah State College, Cedar City; and Dixie College, St. George, Utah. No out-of-state students will be admitted to the cooperative programs. The Nursing Programs at the Weber State College campus offers a career ladder curriculum. Students entering the Practical Nursing Program and the Associate Degree Nursing Program will be in the same general education and nursing courses for the first year. Students registered for the Practical Nursing Program may continue to the second year if they are interested, qualified, and if space is available. The curriculum is four quarters in length for the Practical Nursing Program and seven quarters for the Associate Degree Program. At the completion of the first year, practical nursing students are eligible to write the State Board Test Pool Examination for Practical Nurse license and are awarded an Institutional Certificate by Weber State College upon successful completion of the Practical Nursing Curriculum. Successful completion of the second year of the associate degree nursing program entitles the graduate to an associate of science degree and eligibility to write the State Board Test Pool Examination for the Registered Nurse license. Admissions Procedure: Application for all programs is made through the Admissions Office, Weber State College. Students will receive notification regarding admission to the college as soon as admission procedure has been completed. You may obtain the nursing application from the Admissions Officer, Department of Nursing on the Weber State College campus. If applying to the other programs in the state, please contact the coordinator of the respective campuses. All students are required to take ACT examinations, and have results on file at Weber State College before applicants' credentials can be reviewed. A personal interview and additional criteria must be met by the nursing applicant before selection is made. The interview is to take place on the campus in which the student plans to enroll. All application materials must be in the 75