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1.         TITLE OF COURSE:              Community Dental Health I

            PREFIX/NUMBER:                 DEH  204                        CREDIT HOURS: 2       

2.         PREREQUISITES:                  Current Enrollment in Dental Hygiene Program

3.         RESOURCES NEEDED:        Geurink, Kathy Voigt.   Community Oral Health Practice for the 
                                                           Dental Hygienist, 3^rd Edition, 2012.

4.       COURSE

          DESCRIPTION:                       Course provides instruction in the concepts, methods and issues of dental public health. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based criteria for effective promotion and prevention of dental disease in the public health setting. Concepts of dental health education and program planning in the community setting are reinforced through case based materials, including methods of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of effectiveness. Course activities will reinforce skills in speaking and writing effectively in preparation for the subsequent community dental health field experience course.

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

7.       COURSE EVALUATIONS:

                                        Final course grade is based on:                                           

Final course grade is based on:                                              

      4 tests (10% each)                                                                   = 40%

      Final Exam                                                                               = 25%

      Sample Lesson Plan                                                                 = 15%

Target Group, Abstract, Research Assign.                                = 15%

Professional Practices                                                 ­­­­­­­              =   5%

(As stated in the Dental Hygiene Student Handbook)                 100%

            Course Grading Scale 
 

                           93 to 100      = A     

                           85 to 92        = B     

                           77 to 84        = C     

                           69 to 76        = D     

                           Below 69      = F

 SPECIAL REMARKS:

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.

Disability Statement:

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.