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Show Allied Health Sciences Dental Assisting 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 application, forms for which may be obtained from the Office of Admissions of the Department of Health Occupations. The program is three quarters in length, and consists of one quarter at the Weber State College campus and two quarters 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 a Certificate of Proficiency from Weber State College. To become a Certified Dental Assistant, a student must be a graduate of an American Dental Association accredited program. Weber State College's Dental Assisting Program has submitted to the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education an application for accreditation. This does not affect a graduate's ability to obtain employment as a dental assistant. Program: Dental AssistingCertificate of Proficiency I. General Requirements: A. An overall G. P. A. of 2.00 or C is required. B. 45 total credit hours. II. Specific Requirements: A. Dental Assisting courses required (33 credit hours): Dental Assisting 100 (1), 105 (2), 110 (2), 115 (1), 120 (1), 125 (3), 130 (1), 135 (3), 140 (2), 145 (1), 150 (3), 155 (3), 160 (3), 165 (3), 170 (2), 175 (2). B. Support courses required (14 credit hours): Health Occupations 120 (3): English 100 (3) or 101 (3); Communication 102 (3); Psychology 101 (5). C. A new Dental Assisting class will start each fall quarter. DENTAL ASSISTING COURSES 100. Orientation to Dental Science (1) Introduction to dental assisting in the profession of dentistry. A 105. Physiology and General Anatomy (2) Survey of human physiology and anatomy as it applies to dental practice. A 110. Microbiology and Sterilization (2) Microorganisms as agents of infection and sterilization of instruments and supplies. A 115. Pharmacology and Nutrition (1) Study of common drugs and dietary considerations in dental practice. A 120. Histology and Pathology (1) Introduction to the structural elements, "tissues and organs" and their involvement in the disease process. A 125. Oral Anatomy (3) Growth and development of oral structure, tooth form and function. A 130. Emergency Care (1) First Aid and emergency care in the dental office. A 135. Dental Materials (3) Identification, characteristics, and techniques in the use of commonly available dental materials. A 140. Dental Office Management (2) Essentials in efficient office management, patient records, supplies and inventory. A 145. Patient Education and Public Health (1) Dental assisting as applied to patient education and public health. A 150. Dental Instruments and Equipment (3) Identification, nomenclature, use and care of instruments and equipment. A 155. X-Ray Theory and Practicum (3) Lectures and clinical experience in taking, processing, identification, and filing of radiographs. A 160. Prosthetic Laboratory Procedures (3) Fabrication of dental laboratory materials. A 165. Chairside Assisting, Operative Dentistry (3) Clinical experience. A 170. Chairside Assisting, Endodonics, Ortho-donics (2) Clinical experience. A 175. Chairside Assisting, Oral Surgery (2) Clinical experience. A 76 Allied Health Sciences Nursing DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Leola Davidson, Chairman ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM Professor, Leola Davidson; Associate Professors, Norma Hansen, Helen Farr, Elsie Shiramizu; Assistant Professors, Gerry Hansen, Ruth Brown, Evelyn Yama-guchi, Faye Preece, Arlene Stein; Instructors, Helen Hollingshead; Lecturers, JoAnn Harding, Judi Van Vleet, Lael Larsen, Marilyn Agricola, Sharon Zeleznick, Ruth Wheeler; Instructor-Specialist, Roberta McCarrey. PRACTICAL NURSING FACULTY Karen Beaver, Director Associate Professor, Karen Beaver; Instructor, Sonia Parker; Lecturers, JoAnn Balls, Diane Baughman, Leone Maas. The Department of Nursing functions within the general framework and philosophy of Weber State College. The faculty believes that the purpose of the nursing program is to meet community and student needs. A program of experiences is designed to prepare the student as a citizen and 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 with common recurring problems in nursing situations where there is supervision by the experienced professional nurse. The Nursing Program at 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 and 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, by Weber State College, a certificate of proficiency upon successful completion of the Practical Nursing Curriculum. Successful completion of the second year of the 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. The Nursing Program is accredited by the Utah Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing and the college holds accreditation through the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. The Nursing Program is offered cooperatively on four campuses; including a cooperative associate degree program at Utah State University, Logan, Utah; a cooperative associate degree program at Utah Technical College, Salt Lake City, Utah; and a cooperative associate degree program at Southern Utah State College, Cedar City, and Dixie College, St. George, Utah. No out-of-state students will be admitted to the programs at Utah State University, Utah Technical College, or Southern Utah State College/Dixie. 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. 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. Deadline for applications is February 28. The class will be selected by April 1. Students will be notified of acceptance by mail. All students must receive written acceptance through the Admissions Committee of the Department of Nursing in order to enroll in the summer quarter. 77 |
