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Sue Kochevar, Department Chair
Location: Health Sciences Building
E-Mail: Sue Kochevar
Phone: 719-549-3286
Elsa Eccles, Clinical Coordinator
Location: Health Sciences Building
E-Mail: Elsa Eccles
Phone: 719-549-3286
Kathi Jesik, Faculty
Location: Health Sciences Building
E-Mail: Kathi Jesik
Phone: 719-549-3286
To make an advising appointment contact Sandy Archuleta, the Administrative Assistant at:
Phone:(719) 549-3286
E-Mail: Sandra.Archuleta@pueblocc.edu
The program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. Graduates are eligible for the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examination and state and regional examining and licensing boards. Dental hygienists must be licensed to practice within the U.S. and its protectorates.
If you are an AAS Dental Hygiene student, you must complete all
General Education/Related Requirements prior to admission to the program.
All students are accepted provisionally pending completion of a criminal background check.
The Colorado Board of Dental Examiners requires a dental hygienist applying for licensure to answer questions concerning felony history, excessive use or abuse of controlled substances/alcoholic beverages (within the last five years), and any physical or mental condition that may affect the ability to practice dental hygiene. Other
questions asked by the State Board pertain to an applicant’s history of malpractice judgment and any disciplinary action by any government or private agency. The PCC Department of Dental Hygiene assumes no responsibility for the denial of licensure by the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners. |
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The AAS Degree prepares you to provide dental hygiene services to patients and educate them in aspects of preventive dentistry. In our on-campus clinic, you will provide preventive and therapeutic services for patients under the supervision of Dental Hygiene faculty.
In the traditional role of dental hygienist, training includes prophylaxis, patient data gathering for dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment planning, fluoride treatment, sealant application, radiographic examination, and nutritional counseling. In the expanded role of the dental hygienist, training includes treatment of periodontally-involved patients and treatment of handicapped, institutionalized, and other medically-compromised patients. You also learn to perform local anesthesia and administer nitrous oxide. Because of the high level of personal and professional responsibility required of a dental hygienist, you must have integrity, maturity, individual motivation, good interpersonal skills, excellent manual dexterity, and a solid science and general studies academic background to be successful in this program. We are firmly committed to fostering your intellectual growth and to developing well-qualified dental hygienists with high professional standards and ethics.
The Mini-Certificate in Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation provides you with knowledge of the theory and practice of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. This program teaches you to administer local anesthetics and nitrous oxide
proficiently and safely. The administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation may be performed by licensed dental hygienists under the Colorado State Dental Practice Act (General Provision 12-35-125). You must be currently enrolled in the dental hygiene program to enter this program.
It is desirable for applicants to have high school science and mathematics courses such as biology, chemistry, algebra, geometry, and other basic science. College level prerequisite courses for general education courses are identified in the General Education/Related Requirements on the curriculum page.
General Ed. prerequisite courses include:
BIO 105 or BIO 106, MAT 090, and CHE 101.
Applicants must be admitted to PCC, complete a current Dental Hygiene Program Application, and meet all minimum requirements and application timelines. This application is available through the Dental Hygiene Program, the PCC Dental Hygiene website or in Admissions and Records. Applicants should seek advisement from program faculty for assistance with applications, minimum requirements and required general education courses for admissions.
Admissions Process:
Dental Hygiene is a limited enrollment health
program and a separate application must be
made.
Beginning February 1, 2009, the Admissions Committee will review all completed applications materials and arrangements will be made in writing for the eligible applicants to be interviewed by the Dental Hygiene Admissions Interview Committee. An on-site personal interview is required for all applicants being considered for selection into the program. (Interviews are usually held in March or April - please plan accordingly.)
The Admissions Committee determines all admissions to the program. Candidates are selected on their academic preparation and evaluation during the personal interview. Colorado residents and persons having prior dental experience are given some preference. All applicants will be notified by mail of the actions taken by the Admissions Committee.
A person not selected for admission may request in writing that the file be reactivated for the following year; however, transcripts, addresses, records, etc., will need to be updated so that information reflects the current status of the applicant. In addition, a reapplication will be subject to compliance with the requirements for the ensuing admission period.
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