2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

DHY 213-Community Dental Health 2 Sem.-Hrs.
This course provides a study of the background and techniques in the planning,
implementation and evaluation of community dental health programs. Community
dental health projects and other field experiences will orient the student to the
oral health needs of various population groups and create an awareness of current
issues in dental public health.
Prerequisites: PSY 103, DHY 201, 202, 203, 204, 205.
Corequisites: SPE 125 or 210, SOC 215, DHY 211, 212.
DHY 220-Dental Hygiene Practicum 2 Sem.-Hrs.
This course is designed for second year students who have demonstrated higher
than average accomplishment in DHY 211 and have accumulated a substantial
portion of the requirements for DHY 212.
This practicum can also be taken by graduate students who wish to further develop
or refresh their clinical skills and experience.
This course provides further development of the practical application of dental
hygiene practices which the dental hygientist may perform in Pennsylvania.
These practices include patient assessment, dental radiography, debridement of
teeth, polishing, fluoride application and patient/office management procedures
The student will complete approximately 120 hours of clinical experience at an
off campus clinical or private dental office site under the direct supervision of a
licensed dentist.
Prereguisites: PSY 103, DHY 201, 202, 203, 204, 205. Senior enrollment in dental
hygiene or graduate status and department approval.
Corequisites: SPE 125 or 210, SOC 215, DHY 211, 212, 213.
ECONOMICS
ECO 151-Principles of Economics I (Macro) 3 Sem.-Hrs.
Introduction to fundamental economic concepts designed to acquaint the student
with the functioning of the national economy; major stress is on the background,
theory, and practice of applying governmental fiscal and monetary policy
to economic problems; also emphasizes the gross national product, business cycles,
money and banking and the stock market.
ECO 152-Principles of Economics II (Micro) 3 Sem.-Hrs.
Introduction to fundamental economic concepts designed to acquaint the student
with the functioning of the business firm in the economy, with distribution theory,
and with the elements of international trade and finance; supply and demand analysis
is stressed to explain the operation of the price system in its classic function of
determining what shall be produced for whom and how; current economic problems,
economic growth and development, and comparative economics systems.
Prerequisite: ECO 151 or permission of the instructor.
ECO 251-Money and Banking 3 Sem.-Hrs.
Study of the nature and functions of money; including a detailed analysis of
banking and credit; topics covered include the development of banks in the United
States, deposit and lending operations of commercial banks , the functions of central
banks, the role of savings and loan associations and other financial intermediaries,
monetary policies for economic stabilization, international monetary and financial
problems.
Prerequisite: ECO 152 or permission of instructor.
260