2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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DES 0830 Expanded Functions I 20
DES 0830L Expanded Functions I Lab 16
DES 0844 Preventive Dentistry 36
Spring Term (Weeks 17-32)
DEA 0026 Preclinical Orientation II 40
DEA 0026L Preclinical Orientation II Lab 30
DEA 0130 Allied Dental Theory 64
DEA 0800 Clinical Practice I 32
DEA 0800L Clinical Practice I Lab 216
DES 0053 Nitrous Oxide Monitoring 32
* DES 0103 Elements of Dental Materials 30
DES 0103L Elements of Dental Materials Lab 30
DES 0831L Expanded Functions II Lab 24
Summer Term (Weeks 33-45)
DEA 0801 Clinical Practice II 24
DEA 0801L Clinical Practice II Lab 246
DEA 0931 Orthodontics for Dental Auxiliary 32
DES 0501 Dental Office Management 48
*Articulates with dental hygiene program, if you are accepted
into the dental hygiene program within three years of
successfully graduating from the dental assistant program.
Approximate costs:
Tuition $2,361.60
Uniforms 250
Laboratory fees 885
Textbooks 685
Graduation pin 40
Dental Assistant National Board 475
Florida criminal background check 40
Gas for clinical rotations 500
Total $5,236.60
DENTAL HYGIENE
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Program Code: 2250
Description of Program: The A.A.S. degree in Dental
Hygiene prepares you for licensure as a dental hygienist
so you may provide quality oral health care to the public.
Our four program goals are to provide an environment that
fosters respect for the ADHA Professional Code of Ethics
and Conduct that supports state laws governing the practice
of dental hygiene, provide high quality didactic instruction
that precipitates critical thinking, teaching responsibility for
evidence based decision making and creates a desire for
lifelong learning, educates you in precision instrumentation
that integrates didactic theory with oral hygiene therapy, and
prepares you to deliver education and therapeutic services
in your communities, while recognizing dental hygiene as a
dynamic profession.
Once accepted into the program, the dental hygiene
curriculum will prepare you for employment as a licensed
dental hygienist. You will be expected to master competencies
of the dental profession such as patient assessment, dental
hygiene instrumentation, direct patient care services including
debridement, taking and interpreting diagnostic radiographs,
oral hygiene education, special population dental care,
expanded functions, office management, infection control,
ethics and jurisprudence. Upon successful completion of
the program, you will be eligible to sit for the National Dental
Hygiene Board Examination and the Florida State Clinical
Licensure Examination.
Length: Two (2) years (88 credit hours - 66 credit hours
following the completion of the prerequisites, 22 credit
hours)
Admission is once each year in the fall term.
Application packets will be accepted beginning
the second week in January until the second
Friday in April. This is a limited access program.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the admission requirements of the college,
the following are requirements for admission to the Dental
Hygiene Program:
I. Satisfactory completion of any remedial coursework
needed to be eligible for college level courses.
II. Completion of the six pre-dental hygiene courses with
a grade of C or higher in each, prior to applying, and
an average cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher. (Some
of the prerequisite courses may themselves have
prerequisites; please verify this information with
Counseling/Advising (863) 784-7131 or in this College
Catalog under Course Descriptions.) Laboratory
science courses must have been completed within five
years prior to application.
The pre-dental hygiene courses are:
Prefix Number Course Title Credit Hrs.
BSC 1085C Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BSC 1086C Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
CHM 1025C Intro to General Chemistry 4
MCB 2010C Microbiology 4
ENC 1101 Freshman English I 3
MAC 1105 College Algebra 3
III. Verification from a licensed general dentist or dental
hygienist substantiating completion of at least 40 hours
of observation, volunteer service, or work experience in
a dental facility.
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