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Show Allied Health Sciences Dental Assisting 357. Dental Hygiene VI Continuation of Dental Hygiene I, II, III, IV, and V including dental jurisprudence and ethics, job interviews, and office management. Must accompany DS356. Pre-requisite: DS346, DS347. S 492 Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. A W S Su DENTAL ASSISTING Robert C. Soderberg, Director Description: An educationally qualified Dental Assistant is an individual who is able to assist the dentist in many chairside procedures and also performs many clerical tasks such as bookkeeping, typing, and receptionist duties. 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: 11) 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. 47 total credit hours. II. Specific Requirements: A. Dental Assisting courses required (34 credit hours): Dental Assisting 115 (1), 130 (1), 135 (3), 145 (1), 155 (3), 125 (5), 170 (4), 175 (7), 180 (7), 190(2). B. Dental Science courses required (2 credit hours): DS208 Radiology I (1), and DS210 Radiology I Lab (1). C. Support courses required (11 credit hours): English 101 (3), Communications 102 (3), Office Administration 211 (2), Family Life 101 (3). D. A new Dental Assisting class will start each fall quarter. 74 Allied Health Sciences Nursing DENTAL ASSISTING COURSES 115. Pharmacology (1) Study of common drugs in dental practice. S 125. Basic Dental Science for the Dental Assistant (5) Combined general physiology and anatomy with oral anatomy, oral histology and embryology, and oral pathology. A 130. 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: DS208, 210. W 170. Introduction to Clinical Dental Assisting I (4) Introduction to dental assisting preparatory skills required for clinical dental assisting. Includes dental office observation. A 175. Clinical Dental Assisting II (7) Identification, care and usage of instruments, clinical experience in dental assisting at HAFB and private dental offices, Pre-requisite: DA170 Introduction to Clinical Dental Assisting I. W 180. Clinical Dental Assisting III (7) Advanced skills and experience in clinical dental assisting practice. Pre-requisite: DA175 Clinical Dental Assisting II. S 190. Dental Specialties (2) Lecture and clinic practice in oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, pedodontics and periodontics. Prerequisite: DA170 Clinical Dental Assisting I, and DA175 Clinical Dental Assisting II. S DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Leola Davidson, Chairman ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING FACULTY Professors: Leola Davidson, Helen Farr; Associate Professors: Ruth Brown, Gerry Hansen, Norma Hansen, Faye Preece, Elsie Shiramizu, Arlene Stein; Assistant Professors: Helen Hollingshead, Ruth Wheeler, Evelyn Yamaguchi; 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; Assistant Professor: 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. At the end of the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program the student may write the State Board Test Pool Examination for licensure as a practical nurse through the equivalency clause in the Utah Nurse Practice Act. 75 |
