243 General DENT 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. DENT 3130. Independent Study (1-3) Independent project in an area of interest; second year dental hygiene students only. Project approval by dental hygiene faculty. A maximum of nine hours may be accumulated with this course. DENT 4010. Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams (3) This course provides an interdisciplinary experience with the team concept as a priority. The students learn the role of the health care team members, each with their different skills and objedives. The course teaches students to pradice an interdisciplinary approach as they research, interact and leam in the interdisciplinary environment of a health care setting. Cross-listed with HTHS and NRSG. DENT 4405. Dental Hygiene Clinical Teaching Practice (4) Supervised teaching in the Weber State Dental Hygiene program. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and acceptance into the BS/DH major program. DENT 4410. Dental Hygiene Needs of the Geriatric Client (2) An overview of dental health needs of elderly clients. Prerequisite: Consent of instmctor and acceptance into the BS/DH major program. DENT 4530. Principles and Application of Evidence- based Dental Hygiene Practice (2) Emphasis is on the critical appraisal of sdentific literature, the development of clinical problem statements and hypotheses and the formulation of a research proposal. Ethical issues inherent in the research process and the identification of appropriate hypothesis testing procedures will also be discussed. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the BS/DH program and completion of WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement. DENT SI4780. Baccalaureate Thesis (3) This course is designed to give dental hygiene students an opportunity to complete a thesis project in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BS/DH major. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the BS/DH program, completion of the WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement and three (3) credit hours of course work meeting the scientific inquiry BS requirement. DENT 4800. Individual Research (1-3) Special project in a student's area of interest. DENT 4810. Summer Elective Clinic (4) Summer intensive clinical course which allows the student to set personal achievement goals for clinical techniques and assists them through the process of skill devdopment. DENT 4830. Directed Readings, Projects and Research (1-3) Limited to dental hygiene majors. A maximum of nine hours may be accumulated with this course. DENT 4890. Advanced Community or Clinical Work Experience (2) This course is designed to specifically meet the interests and career goals of the student. The student must be licensed to practice dental hygiene at the site in which the work experience will take place or have successfully completed an accredited dental hygiene program. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the BS/DH Program and consent of the instmdor. DENT 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. DENT 4990. Seminar (1-2) Current concepts in dental hygiene for baccalaureate level dental hygiene students. DEPARTMENT Emergency Care and Rescue (EMT and Paramedic) Department Chair: Jeffrey Grunow, NREMT-P, MSN Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 409 Telephone Contact: Kay Van Kampen 801-626-6521 Assistant Professor: Jeff Gmnow, MSN, NREMT-P; Instructors: Cynthia L. Belnap, RN, BS; Rebekah Dickinson, ADN, PA; Dave Ftuckiger, BA, EMT-P Medical Advisor Jon Apfelbaum, M.D. A paramedic is a person who renders advanced life support to persons at the site of an illness or injury or en route to a hospital facility. They fundion under the direct supervision of an Emergency Physician or Registered Nurse and are certified for such functioning by the Utah State Department of Health. The two-year applied science degree program in Emergency Care and Rescue (Paramedic) is based on a curriculum designed to provide an academic background in science, health related fields, and communication. The prerequisites provide the general requirements and foundation that prepares the student to meet the demands of the paramedic dasses. Satisfactory completion of the prerequisite requirements are required prior to the paramedic sequence and include: (1) a "C" or better in English ENIOIO, Math ND0960, Anatomy and Physiology dasses, and Medical Terminology; (2) an overall GPA of 2.7 or above; (3) EMT Intermediate or experience as an EMT-Basic within the last three years. This program may require more than two years for completion depending upon the timing it takes for an individual to obtain their work experience and/or prerequsites. Weber State contracts with authorized agendes to train their employees for paramedic certification. EMERGENCY CARE AND RESCUE (PARAMEDIC) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (AAS) » Program Prerequisite: Acceptance to the program. See the Admission Requirements listed bdow. » Grade Requirements: C or better in all prerequisite courses, with a minimum GPA of 2.7. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60-63 credit hours is required for graduation - 40 of these are required within the program. Three upper division credit hours (HLTH 3400) are required within the program. Advisement Emergency Care and Rescue students must meet with the Dumke College of Health Professions advisor prior to application. Call 801- 626-6136 for more information or to schedule an appointment. ■ ^| PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts S Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY GERT ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog