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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.      TITLE OF COURSE:       Clinical Dental Radiology           

         PREFIX/NUMBER:         DEH 136        CREDITS:    .5        

2.      PREREQUISITES:           DEH 104

3.     RESOURCES NEEDED:

                       TEXTS:              Haring and Howerton, Dental Radiography, Principles and Techniques,
                                                 3rd ed., W.B. Saunders, 2007.

                     SUPPLIES:         Plastic or Paper Portfolio With Pockets to Store Your Work
                                                Typo-dont
                                                Red and Blue Pencil with Eraser
                                                Rinn Snap-a-ray film holder
                                                Radiation monitoring film badge.

4.       COURSE
          DESCRIPTION:           Enhances clinical competence of basic radiographic principles including 
                                               intra-oral, positioning techniques, exposure factors, bisecting technique, 
                                               vertical bitewing survey, and management of anatomical deviations.

5.       COURSE GOAL:         To demonstrate practical knowledge of radiographic principles, intra-
                                               oral positioning techniques, exposure factors, radiographic anatomy, trouble- 
                                               shooting of technique problems and identifying pathology.

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES:   A detailed list of course objectives will be given at the beginning of the first
                                               class.

Grade:

The final course grade will be unsatisfactory or satisfactory.

Class begins promptly at the scheduled time. You may need to work outside of class time to perfect your techniques for successful completion of the required items.

Attendance:

Attendance is required in all dental hygiene classes (didactic, laboratory and clinic).  It is the student’s responsibility to arrive on time and be prepared for class.

The attendance policy of the Dental Hygiene Program will be the same as Pueblo Community Colleges' with the following additions:

§                Any absence must be reported to the program secretary by 8:00 a.m. Absences
    and tardies are tracked by the program secretary.

§                If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or examination, the student will
    receive an automatic 0. Only extenuating circumstances will be considered for
    make-up and must receive approval from the Department Chair.

§               Extended absences for emergency circumstances will be dealt with on an individual 
   basis.

§              More than two absences will result in the lowering of a full letter grade.

§             Three or more tardies are equal to one absence.

                  §  If 20 or more percent of a lecture or laboratory class is missed, the student will
                           receive a failing grade.  

                  §  Clinic time cannot be made up.

Academic Integrity:

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive Accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.