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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.         TITLE OF COURSE:               Ethics, Jurisprudence and Practice Management

 

            PREFIX/NUMBER:                 DEH 221                        CREDIT HOURS:  2

             

2.         PREREQUISITES:                   Current enrollment in Dental Hygiene program

 

3.                  RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:                          “Ethics Jurisprudence and Practice Management” by Vickie J. Kimbrough   and Charla J. Lautar ., 2nd edition

 4.                  COURSE
             DESCRIPTION:                      Focuses on the transition from an educational environment to 
                                                             a working dental business.  Enables the student to learn management
                                                             skills of operating a dental office.  Emphasizes opportunities for
                                                             self-exploration in development of personal and professional goals.  
                                                             Examines professional ethics, legal issues, and the relationship to the
                                                             licensed practice of dental hygiene.

 

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

                                                             of the first class. 

 

6.                  COURSE EVALUATION:

  

            GRADE SCALE:

            A   93 -100

            B   92 - 85

            C   84 - 77

            D   76 - 69

            F   68 - 0          

 

Attendance Statement:  Timely and consistent attendance is critical to progress in all-professional courses.  This course especially draws upon class discussion to illuminate many of the critical concepts to be mastered.  Therefore, it is critical that all students come prepared for class and are involved in all class discussions.

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 administrative assistant by 8:00 a.m. Absences and tardies are tracked by the administrative assistant.

§  If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or examination, the student will receive an automatic zero (0).

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

§  Missed Clinics Cannot Be Made Up

Students on extramural rotation have one week to make-up assignments.

 

Late Work:  There will be a 1% penalty per day for all late assignments turned in after the due date.  After one week a 0 will be counted for that assignment, however, the assignment must still be completed.


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.