Community Dentistry Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

DHYG-1215-001 Community Dentistry

Prerequisites

Course Description

The principles and concepts of community public health and dental health education emphasizing community assessment, educational planning, implementation and evaluation including methods and materials used in teaching dental health education in various community settings.

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Hours

(2 sem hrs; 1 lec 4 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Students MUST have the CURRENT edition of all required textbooks and must bring textbooks to ALL scheduled class sessions.

1. Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist

    Third Edition by Kathy Voigt Geurink

2. Dental Health Education, Lesson Planning and Implementation

    Second Edition by Lori Gagliardi CDA, RDA, RDH, MEd

Supplies

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• \ 1. Library Card for AC and/or city library
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• \ 2. Computer and Internet Access, printer, print cartridges
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• \ 3. Index cards, scantrons, paper, pens, markers
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• \ 4. Additional materials as needed
  

  Student Performance

  
  End-of-Course Objective

  
  Design a dental hygiene program plan that meets the needs of a target population; categorize the governmental, sociological, environmental, and culture concerns of the community; and describe the principles and concepts of community public and dental health education and evaluation.
   

  Chapter Objectives

   

   

  Students Rights and Responsibilities

  Student Rights and Responsibilities

  Log in using the AC Connect Portal

  In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

  If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

  Expected Student Behavior

  \ The Amarillo College Dental Hygiene Program has specific policies which apply to student conduct within the program.  These policies may be implied or written.  The course syllabus and the program manual are sources for specific student conduct policies for dental hygiene students at Amarillo College. 

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  \   Professional Standards

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  • \ Student is prompt for class.
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  • \ Student is prepared for class sessions.
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  • \ Student assumes responsibility for his/her own learning.
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  • \ Student is concerned with excellence in learning rather than just meeting minimal criteria.
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  • \ Student applies lecture material in the clinic setting.
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  • \ Student will seek faculty assistance if needed, and will monitor their own progress in meeting course requirements.
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  • \ Student maintains his/her composure, dealing with conflict in a constructive way.
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  • \ Student exhibits an attitude of respect for classmates, faculty and staff.
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  • \ Students may not be disruptive or talk to each other during lectures, presentations, guest lectures, etc.  Should this occur, the student will be asked to leave the classroom immediately.
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  Grading Criteria

  Assignments and Examinations

  
  The course will consist of chapter examinations, multiple lab projects, and a Final. Refer to the course calendar for the schedule of material to be covered in each class or lab period and the tentative examination dates. Also, please note the provisions of the Make-Up Policy in this syllabus for missed examinations. Chapter examinations will be objective in nature (true/false and multiple choice, matching). The Final will be for the entire course.

  Grading Criteria

  •  Chapter exams,  40%
  • 50 hours Community Lab Projects 40%, coordinated and graded by Karen Lester
  • 1 Paper on "Epidemiology Pattern of Oral Diseases” 10 % , graded by Karen Lester
  • 1 Final Exam 10 %

  Lab Projects and Research Paper Information from Karen Lester RDH, BS

  A. Lab projects are to be completed and signed as acceptable and/or graded along with your detailed Time Log Sheet containing 50 hours of documented lab project time on the log sheet

  B. Written Report for each project

  1. Each report will be typed and at least two pages, excellent if three pages long
  2. Use the 5 “W’s” (who participated? where did you go? why did you go? what did you do? and when did you go?). Please reflect and add your own thoughts. What did you get out of this project and what did you learn?
  3. Grade sheets: each student will have two grade sheets for each project. One grade/evaluation sheet will be completed by an instructor and the other grade/evaluation sheet will be completed by your host

  C. Some of the Projects

  1. Nursing Home residents will be screened and OHI
  2. Daycares, schools, physically and mentally challenged facilities, screenings and OHI
  3. Panhandle Assessment Center
  4. One personally designed and self-created project

  When the students are not going on a project with an instructor, they will be doing a Self Project. They will create a project, contact the appropriate people, and make a schedule for the project date. They will do a project outline describing what they hope to accomplish. The students will gather the necessary supplies, and do the project. They will bring back pictures if possible, an outside evaluation form from the person who is in charge of the group, and a report of what they learned. Many of the students choose to go to schools from kindergarten to College. They also do Community Projects in the special needs area, health fairs, Boy scout and Girl Scout meetings. They must present their ideas of Community Projects to the instructor to get permission to do the project, and suggestions on what could be done.

  D.  Also a research project or paper will need to be done and the Theme will be:

  “Epidemiology Pattern of Oral Diseases”

  From Accreditation Standards “Community dental health is concerned with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors necessary to promote oral health and prevent oral disease through organized community-based efforts.  The content of such programming must provide accurate and evidenced-based information and promote only those that reliable research data have shown to be effective and safe”.

   

  “The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in oral epidemiology and research methodologies.” …

   

  ‘Epidemiological patterns of oral diseases and epidemiological methods of investigation include':

   

                          1. Methodologies utilized in oral health research.

                          2. Biostatistics in oral health research.

                          3. Epidemiological reports such as:  Healthy People 2010, Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health,

                              Surgeon General’s Call to Action.

   

  Please write a research paper concerning this the epidemiology pattern of oral diseases..  You must find 5 articles to include in your research paper.  You will find some references in your book that may be used.  You will find many articles on the internet, they must be peer reviewed, and scientifically based.

   

  1.  You may pick an oral disease to research the epidemiology pattern of. 

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  2.  You may do a paper on the epidemiology pattern of general oral diseases in a certain populations. 

   

  Please start with the WHO Strategies and approaches in oral disease prevention and health promotion, handed out today.  Relate your paper to this WHO strategy. Please include in your paper some possible action programs which may be implemented to reduce the amount or severity of the oral disease, or reduce the incidence in the study population.  Please include the 5 articles you have used.  This paper should be comprehensive and referenced.  It should be 3-5 pages long.  Please include the 3 methods of investigation as stated above.

  
  The following grade scale applies through this course:

  A= 93-100%
  B = 83-92%
  C = 75-82%
  F = Below 75%
  Note: A grade of “D” is not possible in this course.

  In order to pass the course, a student must achieve a final grade of 75% and meet all requirements of the course. All students are considered mature enough to seek faculty assistance and to monitor their own progress in meeting course requirements. Students who continually fall below the minimal level of 75% on graded material should seek assistance from the course faculty.

  Make-up Policy
  If a student is absent on the day when a major examination is given, the student may make-up the missed work as follows:

  1. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor within 24 hours of returning from the absence to reschedule the examination
  2. The missed work must be made up within TWO Amarillo College school days where the day ends at 4:00 pm.
  3. The makeup work may earn a maximum of 80% of the original point value

   

  Attendance

  “Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class.” (Amarillo College Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Publication)

  Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Due to the tremendous amount of information contained in this course, the student who plans to succeed should also plan to attend all course sessions regularly and promptly. Without question, the instructor expects each student to be present at each session. Unfortunately, no one has ever developed a short cut which will replace hours of actual experience needed to master a new skill; therefore, you must be present to acquire the specific knowledge in this subject.

  Absences will be monitored and evaluated to determine the student’s final course grade. The student may have no more than 1 absence in this course without affecting the final grade. Beginning with the 2nd absence, 2 points will be deducted from the final grade; on the 3rd absence, 3 points will be deducted; on the 4th absence, 4 points will be deducted. On the occurrence of the 5th absence, the student will fail the course and be required to repeat the course. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each lecture and lab session. Students not present when attendance is taken will be counted as absent. The student is expected to be present in class at the time class/lab is scheduled to begin. STUDENTS WHO ARE LATE TO CLASS OR LAB OR WHO LEAVE CLASS OR LAB EARLY, WILL BE COUNTED AS ABSENT. The student will receive 2 bonus points to the final grade of this course if the student has perfect attendance for the semester.

   

  <p> “Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class.”  (Amarillo College Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Publication).  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Due to the tremendous amount of information contained in this course, the student who plans to succeed should also plan to attend all course sessions regularly and promptly.  Without question, the instructor expects each student to be present at each session.  Unfortunately, no one has ever developed a short cut which will replace hours of actual experience needed to master a new skill; therefore, you must be present to acquire the specific knowledge in this subject. </p> <p> Absences will be monitored and evaluated to determine the student’s final course grade.  The student may have no more than 1 absence in this course without affecting the final grade.  Beginning with the 2nd absence, 2 points will be deducted from the final grade; on the 3rd absence, 3 points will be deducted; on the 4th absence, 4 points will be deducted.  On the occurrence of the 5th absence, the student will fail the course and be required to repeat the course.  Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each lecture and lab session.  Students not present when attendance is taken will be counted as absent. The student is expected to be present in class at the time class/lab is scheduled to begin. STUDENTS WHO ARE LATE TO CLASS OR LAB OR WHO LEAVE CLASS OR LAB EARLY, WILL BE COUNTED AS ABSENT.  The student will receive <strong>2 bonus points </strong>to the final grade of this course if the student has<strong> perfect attendance </strong>for the semester.  </p>  

   

  Calendar

  2015 Community Dentistry Lecture Schedule

   

  Month	Day	Chapters and Topics to be Covered
  January	19	Syllabus and overview, One hour with Dr. Henderson, One hour with Karen Lester
  January	26	Chapter 1,  People’s Health
  February	2	Chapter 2, Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
  February	9	Chapter 3, Assessment in the Community
  February	16	Chapter 4, Measuring Progress in Oral Health
  February	23	Chapter 5, Population Health
  March	1	Chapter 6, Oral Health Programs in the Community
  March	8	Chapter 7, Research
  March	15	Spring Break
  March	22	Chapter 8, Health Promotion and Health Communication
  March	29	Chapter 9, Social Responsibility
  April	5	Chapter 10, Cultural Competency
  April	12	Chapter 11, Service Learning
  April	19	Chapter 12, Planning a Student Community Project with Headstart
  April	26	Chapter 13, Test Taking Strategies and Community Cases
  May	3	Review

  May                    10                   Finals week

  Additional Information

  \ Faculty Assistance

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  \ All students are considered mature enough to seek faculty assistance from the course director and to monitor their own progress in meeting course requirements.  If students have questions concerning assignments, content, etc., or if a problem arises that warrants instructor help, please do not hesitate to call or come by my office to schedule an appointment.  If I am unavailable, leave a note and I will contact you as soon as possible.  I prefer to work with a scheduled appointment so that I may devote the time and attention necessary to meet each student’s needs.

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  \ Adjunct Instructors

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  \ Karen Lester RDH, BS

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  \ Electronic and Recording Devices
  \ No tape recordings of the lecture during classroom or lab instruction will be allowed. Any student wtith special needs and/or prior approval is the exception.

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  \ Academic Grievance Procedure
  \ A student who has a grievance concerning an academic course in which he or she is enrolled is directed to appeal in the following order to the: (1) Instructor (2) Department Chair/Program Director (3) Dean of Health Sciences (4) Vice President of Academic Affairs (5) College President.
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  Syllabus Created on:

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  Last Edited on:

  11/30/-1 12:00 AM