Dental Radiation Safety

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:

1. Demonstrate the highest professional knowledge, judgment & ability following the ADA Code of Ethics.
2. Perform self-assessment for life-long learning & professional growth.
3. Demonstrate how to acquire & synthesize information in a critical, scientific, & effective manner.

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

Please refer to: Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations Division 11. Dental Hygiene Committee of California Article 3. Educational Programs

This does not impact the DVC Dental Hygiene Program. All currently enrolled students in a dental hygiene program can be awarded the certificate. Please see attached document.