Students must be enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program. Dental Hygiene students who complete this certificate successfully will be prepared to take x-rays in the dental office. Course content includes head and neck anatomy, dental radiology, radiation safety, radiographic decision making, dental terminology, the electronic dental record, disease processes, infection control, communication and professionalism, and clinical procedures. Students will complete additional courses in the dental hygiene curriculum for an AA in Dental Hygiene in year 2. Students will complete the first year of the dental hygiene curriculum and must hold a valid CPR Healthcare Provider/BLS card and complete the HIPAA eLearning course.
There are a total of 20 Completer Projections of 20 students to earn this certificate annually.
Upon completion of the program, the student should be able to:
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHYG 50A DHYG 60 DHYG60 S
DHYG 61 | Dental Hygiene Orientation Dental Anatomy and Morphology Dental Anatomy and Morphology Independent Study Head and Neck Anatomy | 0.5 1.5
0.5
2.0 | S1 S1 S1
S1 |
| DHYG 69
DHYG71A DHYG 71S
DHYG 74A
| Oral Health Care Education Pre- Clinical Dental Hygiene Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Independent Study Dental Radiology | 2.0
4.0
1.0
3 | S1 S1
S1
S1 |
| HLTH 60
HLTH 70B | Responding to Emergencies Healthcare Provider CPR | 1 0.2 | S1 S1 |
| DHYG 51
DHYG 55A DHYG 69B
DHYG 71B | General and Oral Pathology Dental Materials Treatment and Evaluation in Dental Hygiene Clinical Dental Hygiene | 4.0 1.5 1
4 | S2
S2 S2
S2 |
| DHYG 73
DHYG 74B DHYG 75
Nutr 1 | Education Theories in Dental Hygiene Care Dental Radiology II Medical Emergencies Introduction to Nutrition Science | 1.5
1.5 1
3 | S2
S2 S2
S2 |
Anatomy 1
Physiology 1
Microbilogy 1
Chemistry 30A
Chemistry 30B
English 1A
Sociology 1
Psychology 1
Communications 1
Nancy Cheung · 06/06/19
6/6/2019 Per Pam Powers at DVC: "I don’t see any issue if this certificate is for your Hygiene Program. "
Kelly Green · 05/31/19
5/30/19: Nancy reached out to the Program Director at DVC (notes from email)
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