LECTURE 1 HOUR (WED 1300-1350) LABORATORY 2 HOURS (SEE CLASS SCHEDULE)
OBJECTIVES RELATIVE TO EACH ASSIGNED CHAPTER ARE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER.
OBJECTIVES RELATIVE TO THE LABORATORY PORTION OF THIS COURSE: AT THE COMPLETION OF THE LABORATORY PORTION OF THIS COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
1. CONTRAST AND COMPARE INTRAORAL TECHNIQUES (PARALLELING, BISECTING, AND OCCLUSAL) AND EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE FOR THE USE OF EACH. 2. EXPOSE DIAGNOSTICALLY ACCEPTABLE INTRAORAL SURVEYS USING THE PARALLELING TECHNIQUE USING RINN XCP INSTRUMENTS. 3. CORRECTLY PROCESS FILMS USING AVAILABLE DARKROOM FACILITIES. 4. DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN FOLLOWING INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES USED DURING RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES. 5. CORRECTLY MOUNT FULL MOUTH AND BITEWING SURVEYS. 6. SELF-EVALUATE (ANALYZE) ERRORS IN FILM PLACEMENT, EXPOSURE AND PROCESSING AND BE ABLE TO CORRECT THEM. 7. DEMONSTRATE AN APPRECIATION FOR CONTROL OF IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE DENTAL ENVIRONMENT BY CONSISTENTLY ADHERING TO THE MSU EXPOSURE PROTOCOL. 8. CORRECTLY IDENTIFY BOTH NORMAL AND ABNORMAL ANATOMY. 9. CORRECTLY IDENTIFY AND CHART EXISTING RESTORATIONS,CARIES, CONDITION OF ALVEOLAR BONE AND MISSING/UNERUPTED/IMPACTED TEETH ANY OTHER RADIOLUCENT OR RADIOPAQUEABNORMALITY. 10. DISCUSS VARIOUS TECHNIQUES FOR EXTRAORAL DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY AND INDICATIONS FOR THEIR APPLICATION. 11. APPLY QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR THE DARKROOM AND FILM PROCESSING. 12. APPLY ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CHILDREN, PARTIALLY DENTELOUS PATIENTS, ELDERLY, ETC. eg. PANORAMIC OR OCCLUSAL FILMS. 13. UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE PANORAMIC X-RAY MACHINE.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. EACH STUDENT MUST COMPLETE FIVE FULL MOUTH SURVEYS ON THE MANIKIN AT A GRADE LEVEL OF AT LEAST 95.
2. UPON COMPLETION OF FIVE FULL MOUTH SURVEYS ON THE MANIKIN EACH STUDENT WILL THEN EXPOSE AN UNASSISTED FULL MOUTH SURVEY AS A TEST CASE.
3. IF THE MANIKIN TEST SURVEY MEETS THE 95% REQUIREMENT IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STUDENT TO PREPARE THE WRITTEN REPORT WHICH INCLUDES A CRITIQUE, NORMAL ANATOMIC LANDMARKS AND RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS.
4. THE TEST SURVEY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY 19 APRIL.
5. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TEST SURVEY, STUDENTS MAY BE ASSIGNED ROUTINE CLINIC PATIENTS.
6. EXCEPTION: CERTIFICATION FOR TAKING BW RADIOGRAPHS ON PATIENTS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE FIRST OF THE SEMESTER SO THAT FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE BITEWINGS ON THEIR CLINIC 2 PATIENTS AS EARLY IN THE SEMESTER AS POSSIBLE
COURSE EVALUATION: THREE EXAMINATIONS (INCLUDING THE FINAL EXAM) WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE LECTURE PORTION OF THIS COURSE. EXAMINATIONS WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE STARTING WITH THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. THE LABORATORY PORTION OF THE COURSE IS PASS/FAIL. STUDENTS MISSING AN EXAMINATION DUE TO ILLNESS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP THE EXAM ON THE DAY OF THEIR RETURN TO SCHOOL. NO GRADE HIGHER THAN A 90 WILL BE GIVEN FOR A MAKE-UP EXAMINATION. STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP ONLY ONE (1) EXAM PER SEMESTER.
GRADING LEVEL: 92 - 100 A 83 - 91 B 75 - 82 C 65 - 74 D
AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 75 IS THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE GRADE FOR THIS COURSE.
1. ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY IS EXPECTED. CLASSES WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY ON TIME.
2. LABORATORY SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED AS SCHEDULED UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN ADVANCE.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY:
3. PROPER ATTIRE FOR ALL LABORATORY SESSIONS IS SCRUBS.
4. IN CASE OF PREGNANCY, FACULTY MUST BE NOTIFIED. CONTINUATION IN THE COURSE WILL BE DETERMINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
5. THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE LABORATORY PORTION OF THE COURSE:
A. EXPOSING A PATIENT TO X-RADIATION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM FACULTY.
B. EXPOSING A PATIENT TO X-RADIATION WITHOUT PROTECTIVE COVERING.
C. LOSING A PATIENT'S RADIOGRAPHS.
OTHER POLICIES
Phone Use:
Cell phone use (texting or verbal) is extremely disruptive to your fellow classmates and to the faculty teaching your course. Therefore,
the use of cell phones will not be tolerated, FOR ANY REASON. If you utilize your cell phone it will be confiscated for the remainder of the scheduled day. Repeat offenders will be asked to leave the classroom and will be required to meet with the faculty and the chair of the Dental Hygiene Department. In cases of emergencies, please notify spouses, family and friends to contact you via the program secretary at 397-4764.
Dental Hygiene Honor System:
All Dental Hygiene courses adhere to the MSU Code of Conduct. In particular, academic dishonesty, however small, creates a breach in academic integrity. A student’s participation in this course comes with the expectation that his or her work will be completed in full observance of the MSU Code of Student Conduct. A student should consult the current Student Handbook for answers to any questions about the code.
Many components of DNHY 4103 are designed to be highly interactive with students helping each other learn. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of many resources available including course resources, Internet sites, other textbooks and journals, faculty, and peers when answering objectives. This interactive collegial learning environment is conducive for life-long learning.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, (1) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or completing other assignments; or (3) the acquisition of tests or other academic materials belonging to the university faculty or staff without permission.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use of, by paraphrase or direct quotation without correct citation in the text and on the reference list, the published or unpublished works of another person. Students may NOT submit papers and assignments that they have previously submitted for this or other courses. The use of materials generated by agencies engaged in "selling" term papers is also plagiarism. Students are encouraged to review the tutorials and suggested websites for more information about plagiarism.
Academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.) will not be tolerated in this class. Whenever a student is unsure of whether a particular situation will be interpreted as academic dishonesty, he/she should ask the instructor for clarification. If students are guilty of academic dishonesty, a grade of zero (0) will be given for the quiz, assignment, etc. Cases may also be referred to the Dean of Students for possible dismissal from the university.
PLEASE NOTE
By enrolling in this course, the student expressly grants MSU a “limited right” in all intellectual property created by the student for the purpose of this course. The “limited right” shall include but shall not be limited to the right to reproduce the student’s work product in order to verify originality and authenticity, and for educational purposes. Specifically, faculty may submit student papers and assignments to an external agency to verify originality and authenticity, and to detect for plagiarism.
MSU COHSHS Student Conduct Appeals Committee
All Midwestern State University (MSU) students may legitimately appeal a course grade if 1) the student has not be evaluated according to the same criteria as his or her classmates, or 2) an error has been made in grading and/or posting (MSU Student Handbook, p. 37.) In addition, the Office of the Dean of Students has the responsibility to enforce standards of conduct for students as outlined in the MSU Student Handbook (p. 70-80).
When enrolled in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services (COHSHS), students are often assigned to community agencies, such as health care facilities, social service agencies, or athletic environments, as part of their academic process. During these experiences, the student is expected to behave in a manner required of professionals working in this environment. COHSHS students may also be required to successfully complete a licensing/certification process following graduation. As a result, students in these programs are often held to a different academic and/or behavioral standard than students in other MSU programs. For example, students may not be allowed to progress in a program if they have been unsuccessful (D or F) in a certain number of courses in the major. In these circumstances, COHSHS faculty and administration, all of whom have had similar professional experience, may make decisions which negatively impact students’ programmatic progress.
COHSHS students have a right to a review of decisions made by the program faculty, which prevent individuals from progressing in their program in a timely manner. However, those who participate in the review must understand the context of the professions involved. Therefore, issues concerning the professional conduct of students in the COHSHS will NOT be brought to the University Grade Committee, but to the COHSHS Student Conduct Appeals Committee. Specifically, the COHSHS Student Conduct Appeals Committee will review faculty decisions related to:
SEE COHSHS WEB SITE FOR A COMPLETE COPY OF THIS POLICY
The Americans with Disabilities Act:
Midwestern State University does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s disability and complies with Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act in its admission, accessibility, and employment of individuals in programs and activities. MSU provides academic accommodations and auxiliary aids to individuals with disabilities, as defined by law, who are otherwise qualified to meet academic employment requirements. For assistance call (940) 397-4618 or (940) 397-4515. It is the student’s responsibility to declare any disabilities. After declaration, preferably at the beginning of each semester, the student needs to contact individual instructors to determine any reasonable accommodations that may be required.