INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL HYGIENE



\ SCHOOL OF DENTAL HYGIENEDEH 2802-Dental Hygiene IIIINSTRUCTOR:Mrs. Amy Krueger, BSDH, MS CRDHOFFICE PHONE:(727) 341-3691 OFFICE ADDRESS:SPC HEC- Room # 103EOFFICE HOURS:Posted on office doorE-MAIL:Krueger.amy@spcollege.edu Please send me emails through DEH 1000 class- located in Angel CLASS LOCATION:St. Petersburg College, Health Education Center Room #105CLASS TIMES:Wednesday 8:00–9:30 AMCOURSE CREDIT:1 credit hourCOMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR: E-mail is the most effective way to communicate with me. Please allow at least 48 hours for a response to your e-mail, not including weekends. Please see my schedule displayed on my office door for scheduled office hours.REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS:Course Material located on My Courses.Henry, R. & Goldie, M.P. (2016). Dental hygiene - Applications to clinical practice.Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 978-0-8036-2568-6Henry, R. & Goldie, M.P. (2016). Dental hygiene - Applications to clinical practice. WorkbookPhiladelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 978-08036-2569-3Finkbeiner, B.L. & Finkbeiner, C.A.(2016). Practice Management for the Dental Team. 8th Edition.St. Louis: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-17146-5Finkbeiner, B.L. & Finkbeiner, C.A.(2016). Practice Management for the Dental Team. Workbook. 8th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-17147-2COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to introduce students to the knowledge of dental hygiene practice management, inter-professional education, soft communication skills and to table clinic presentations. COMPETENCIES:Apply ethical reasoning to patient care and comply with state and federal laws governing the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene. Critically analyze published reports of oral health research and apply this information to the practice of dental hygiene.Analyze the roles of the profession (clinician, educator, researcher, consumer advocate, administrator) as defined by the ADHA and demonstrate professionalism through leadership, service activities and affiliation with professional organizations.Integrate self-assessment strategies to provide quality clinical care and to initiate a pattern of?life-long learning. MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES (75% accuracy must be attained for all major learning outcome):A.The Student will demonstrate practice management skills.B.The student will demonstrate the role of inter-professional and intra-professional collaboration in dental hygiene care.C.The student will demonstrate soft communication skills.D.The student will demonstrate the knowledge of a table clinic.COURSE OBJECTIVES:A.The Student will demonstrate practice management skills.1. Identifying correct Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) codes2. Discussing the rationale for business production goals?3. Determining the production of the dental hygiene department.?4. Identifying supplies utilized by the dental hygienist in the dental hygiene treatment care plan?5. Performing cost analysis of the identified supplies utilized in the dental hygiene treatment care plan. B.The student will demonstrate the role of inter-professional and intra-professional collaboration in dental hygiene care.1. Describing the inclusion of other medical disciplines in the treatment of the dental patient. 2. Defining and describing interdisciplinary and intra-professional relationships. C. The student will demonstrate soft communication skills by: 1.Role playing clinical scenarios.2.Utilizing critical thinking skills through clinical case studies.D. The student will demonstrate the knowledge of table clinic presentations.1.Identifying and researching topics of current interest.2.Developing a table clinic presentationCOURSE REQUIREMENTS:ATTENDANCE: Attendance at all class sessions is required. In the event a class must be missed, the student must notify your instructor, Mrs. Krueger 727-341-3691 or email her through angel DEH 2802 PRIOR to class and they will be responsible for all material covered during missed class. For every class session missed in excess of two, 5 points will be subtracted from the final grade. Students who miss more than 3 class sessions will automatically be withdrawn from course. In the event that this occurs past the withdraw deadline, the student will receive a failing grade as earned. Every two times a student is late counts as one absence. Students who do not meet the attendance requirements of their respective program prior to the 60% point will be given a choice of either voluntarily withdrawing or receiving a grade of "F" in the course. Students who do not meet the attendance requirements after the 60% point will be given an "F" in the course. At any point in the course, when the attendance requirements have not been met, the student can no longer attend the respective course and any co-requisites to the course. Your SPC scrubs are required, in the classroom. EXAM POLICY: Exams are pre-scheduled by the instructor and can NOT be taken early or late unless an extreme emergency determined by the discretion of the instructor and the program director and/or dean. Missed quizzes cannot be made up. NO EXCEPTIONS ASSIGNMENTS: All assignments and readings are required and should be completed prior to class. Students are responsible for assigned information for use in class discussion, quizzes and examinations. Late assignments including online discussions will NOT be accepted. WITHDRAWL: May 20, 2016- Last day to drop a class in order to receive a refund.June 24, 2016 - Last day to withdraw from a class and receive a grade of a “W”.Financial aid recipients: If you totally withdraw from the College anytime on or before the dates of your session, you may incur repayment of Federal Financial Aid funds.ACCOMMODATIONS: St. Petersburg College recognizes the importance of equal access for all students. Disability Resources (DR) is the campus office that works with students who have disabilities to provide and/or arrange reasonable accommodations. Students registered with DR, who have a letter requesting accommodations, are encouraged to contact the instructor early in the semester. Students who have, or think they may have, a disability (e.g. learning disability, ADD/ADHD, psychiatric, medical/orthopedic, vision, and/or hearing), are invited to contact DR for a confidential discussion at 727-341-3721 (V/TTY) or at silvers.stefanie@spcollege.edu. Additional information is available at the college-wide Disability Resource website: DISABILITY POLICY Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, SPC seeks to ensure that admission, academic programs, support services, student activities and campus facilities are accessible to and usable by students who document a qualifying disability with the College. Students with disabilities who desire accommodations need to provide appropriate documentation of a disability and request services from Disability Resources.MISCELLANEOUS:Student Learning Support & Resources: In order to receive effective learner support, there are several areas of which students should be aware. SPC's Technical Support Desk: Students can get technical help from SPC. Below are some Helpdesk information contact resources:Student Help Desk Phone Number: (727) 341-4357Web Address for Help Desk: Library Online SPC provides the students with a great deal of library resources for our online students. Here is the SPC library link: to check if your computer’s software is compatible: SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION:The student survey of instruction is administered in coursed each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement.STUDENTS RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES: electronic devices including computers, cell phones, beepers, pagers, and related devices are to be silenced and/or turned off unless they are required for academic purposes. Any use of these devices (including texting) for non-academic purposes is a violation of College Policy and subject to disciplinary action. Students may be required to have discussions of class assignments and share papers and other class materials with instructors and classmates via chat rooms and other mechanisms. Due to the potential piracy of students’ materials, the College is not responsible for student work posted on the Internet (outside of the college’s Learning Management System, currently My Courses).Each student's behavior in the classroom or online is expected to contribute to a positive learning/teaching environment, respecting the rights of others and their opportunity to learn. No student has the right to interfere with the teaching/learning process, including the posting of inappropriate materials on chat room or Web page sites.The instructor has the authority to ask a disruptive student to leave a classroom or lab. The instructor may also delete posts or materials from an online or blended class and/or take disciplinary action if disruptive behavior continues. ACADEMIC HONESTY It is your responsibility to be familiar with St. Petersburg College’s Academic Honesty policies and the consequences of violations. There is no tolerance for any form of academic dishonesty. Discipline can range from a zero on a specific assignment to expulsion from the class with a grade of “F”. Note that copying/pasting published information without citing your sources, whether the information is from your textbook or the Internet is plagiarism and violates this policy. Even if you slightly change the words from an outside source, the ideas are someone else's so you still have to cite your sources. Cheating, plagiarism, bribery, misrepresentation, conspiracy, and fabrication are defined in Board Rule 6Hx23-4.461. Student Affairs: Academic Honesty Guidelines, Classroom Behavior. INTEGRITY:All academic work submitted to satisfy course assignments and requirements is expected to be the result of each student's own thought, research, and self-expression. A student will have committed plagiarism if someone else’s work is reproduced and or copied without acknowledging the source. A grade of zero (0) will be assigned to any assignment, paper, report, or project for alleged academic dishonesty, pending an appeal process. Penalties may include dismissal from the Dental Hygiene Program and expulsion from St. Petersburg College.MY COURSES: Please familiarize yourself with the "MY COURSES" software St. Petersburg College is currently using. Additional information on MY COURSES will be provided later in the semester.PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT:As part of the requirements for graduation from the St. Petersburg College School of Dental Hygiene, each student must submit a completed portfolio of the accomplishments made as a student in the Program. Please save materials from this class to be used as part of this program requirement.COURSE EVALUATION CRITERIA:Quizzes= 15%Homework Assignments= 15%Exam 1= 15%Exam 2= 15%Exam 3= 15%FINAL EXAM = 25%TOTAL 100%EVALUATION SCALE:A = 93 - 100B = 84 - 92C = 75 - 83D = 66 - 74F = Below 65W = Withdraw*NOTE:Final grade of 75% or better in this course is required for enrollment in any future dental hygiene courses (DEH or DES). ................
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