Health: Dental Health
Health and Rehabilitative Science
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About CCRI Health Career Programs
General Policies
Dental Health Programs:
Dental Assisting Certificate - Flanagan
Campus
Dental Hygiene - Flanagan Campus
Flanagan Campus
The primary function of the dental assistant is to assist the dentist
at chairside in all phases and procedures of dental operations and treatment.
As dentistry becomes more technologically complex, its practitioners experience
greater need for skilled assistance from knowledgeable personnel. The Dental
Assisting Program is designed to provide the dental profession with well-educated,
highly skilled chairside assistants. It is a two-semester didactic, laboratory
and clinical curriculum which provides the student with the knowledge requisite
to basic understanding of oral care in health and disease, and the clinical
skills necessary to be successful as a dental assistant. Students complete
a portion of their classroom and laboratory work on campus. They also receive
actual clinical experience through rotational assignments to public and
private oral health care facilities in the community. Upon successful completion
of the course of study, students are awarded a certificate by the College.
Graduates are eligible to sit for a nationally recognized certification
examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. Students
are responsible for purchasing dental instruments and uniforms.
The Dental Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council
on Postsecondary Accreditation, and by the United States Department of Education.
Contact information: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation,
211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611; Tel: 312-440-4653.
Technical Standards: These standards give a sense of the physical
requirements, psychomotor skills and affective behaviors associated with
a particular occupation. The physical activity (Strength) level for Dental
Assistant (079.36 -018 ) is classified as �Light� by the Department of Labor
in The Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Admission Requirements:
- English placement test results must show readiness to take ENGL
1010: Composition I, OR applicant must have completed
ENGL 1005 (formerly ENGL 1050):
Fundamentals of Writing with a grade of C or better.
- Demonstrate competency in MATH 0500 through a standardized test
score of 65 or above for the Arithmetic section, issued by CCRI
through the Office of Students Services, OR completion of MATH 0500
with a grade of C or better.
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better for all
college courses taken.
- Beginning with students accepted for the Fall of 2005, completion
of DENT 1000: Introduction to Dental Health Careers with a final
course grade of C or better will be required. Students who have
taken DHYG 1000: Introduction to Dental Hygiene with a final course
grade of C or better are exempt from DENT 1000.
Program Requirements:
- Students must possess a cumulative grade point average of 2.0
or higher in Dental Assisting Program requirements to be eligible
to progress from the first semester to the second semester.
- Students must successfully complete all Dental Assisting Program
curriculum to be eligible to progress from the first semester to
the second semester.
- Students must successfully complete all courses in the Dental
Assisting Program curriculum and must possess a cumulative grade
point average of 2.0 or higher in Dental Assisting Program requirements
to be eligible for graduation.
Background Check: Students will be required to have a criminal
background check through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). In
compliance with requirements for clinical agencies, anyone who has been
convicted of a felony may be unable to attend clinical/field experience.
No incident or probation must have occurred within the past 5 years. Further,
applicants convicted of a felony will need to comply with state licensure
requirements from the Rhode Island Department of Health. For more information,
contact the department chairperson.
Program faculty reserve the right to require withdrawal of any student
from the program or to refuse reinstatement based on the student�s academic,
clinical or professional performance.
| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Clinical Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended Sequence |
| General Education Requirements |
| BIOL 1070 |
Anatomy and Physiology 0 1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
1 0 Placement test 1 |
| BIOL 1110* |
Introduction to Pharmacology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
BIOL 1070, must be taken prior to or concurrent
with DAST 1040 |
2* |
| ENGL 1010 |
Composition I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Placement Test |
1 |
| PSYC 1030 |
Psychology of Personal Adjustment |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
| SPCH 1100 |
Oral Communications I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
| Major Requirements |
| DENT 1000** |
Introduction to Dental Health Careers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
** |
| DAST 1010 |
Oral Biology I |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
| DAST 1020 |
Preventive Dentistry 31 15 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
| DAST 1030 |
Chairside Dental Assisting I |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
| DAST 1040 |
Oral Biology II |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
DAST 1010 |
2 |
| DAST 1050 |
Chairside Dental Assisting II |
5 |
2 |
4 |
312 |
BIOL 1070, DAST 1010, 1020, 1030, DENT 2010,
2225 Corequisite: DAST 1060
|
2 |
| DAST 1060 |
Dental Office Procedures |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Corequisite: DAST 1050 or consent of instructor |
2 |
| DENT 2010 |
Oral Radiography |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
| DAST 1225 |
Dental Materials Lecture |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Corequisite: DENT
2225 |
|
| DENT 2225 |
Dental Materials Lab for Dental Assistants |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Corequisite: DAST 1225 |
1 |
|
|
38 |
32 |
15 |
312 |
|
|
*BIOL 1110 must be taken prior to or concurrent with DAST 1050
**Admission Requirement
Flanagan Campus
The associate degree dental hygienist is a licensed professional who
provides primary preventive dental services to patients in a wide variety
of settings. Students in this program attend lecture and laboratory classes,
and provide treatment in the modern, well-equipped dental hygiene clinic
on campus. This program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation,
a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary
Accreditation, and by the United States Department of Education. Contact
information: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation,
211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611; Tel: 312-440-4653.
This two-year course of study prepares students to sit for two examinations
required for dental hygiene licensure in Rhode Island: the written National
Board Dental Hygiene Examination, and the clinical Northeast Regional Board
Dental Hygiene Examination. Students who successfully complete the program
are awarded an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. Students are
responsible for purchasing instruments and uniforms, as well as board examination
and licensing fees.
Technical Standards: These standards give a sense of the physical
requirements, psychomotor skills and affective behaviors associated with
a particular occupation. The physical activity (Strength) level for Dental
Hygienist (078.361-010) is classified as �Light� by the Department of Labor
in The Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Admission Requirements:
- BIOL 1010: Human Anatomy (Must be completed with at least a
grade of �C�)
- CHEM 1010: Survey of Biomedical Chemistry (Must be completed
with at least a grade of �C�)
- DENT 1000: Introduction to Dental Health Careers (Must be completed
with at least a grade of �C�)
- ENGL 1005 (formerly ENGL 1050) (by testing or coursework)
- MATH 0600 (by testing or coursework)
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better for all
college courses taken.
- Previous BIOL general education requirements must have a grade
of C or better, or be retaken prior to admission.
Note: Any student who has taken DHYG 1000: Introduction to Dental Hygiene
with a grade of C or better is exempt from DENT 1000.
Program Requirements:
- Students must complete all BIOL, CHEM, DHYG and DENT courses
with a grade of C or better.
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better is required
at the end of each semester in order to proceed in the program.
- General education courses in the dental hygiene curriculum may
be taken prior to the semester recommended. All courses must be
completed by the recommended semester.
Background Check: Students will be required to have a criminal
background check through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). In
compliance with requirements for clinical agencies, anyone who has been
convicted of a felony may be unable to attend clinical/field experience.
No incident or probation must have occurred within the past 5 years. Further,
applicants convicted of a felony will need to comply with state licensure
requirements from the Rhode Island Department of Health. For more information,
contact the department chairperson.
Program faculty reserve the right to require withdrawal of any student
from the program or to refuse reinstatement based on the student�s academic,
clinical or professional performance.
| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Clinical Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended Sequence |
| General Education Requirements |
| BIOL 1010* |
Human Anatomy |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
* 3 BIOL 1010 1 |
| CHEM 1010* |
Survey of Biomedical Chemistry |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Placement Test |
* |
| SPCH 1100 |
Oral Communication I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
| BIOL 1020 |
Human Physiology |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
BIOL 1010 |
1 |
| BIOL 2210 |
Introductory Microbiology |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
BIOL 1010, 1020 |
2 |
| ENGL 1010 |
Composition I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Placement test |
2 |
| PSYC 2010 |
General Psychology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
| SOCS 1010 |
General Sociology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
| Major Requirements |
| DENT 1000* |
Intro. to Dental Health Careers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
* |
| DHYG 1010 |
Dental & Oral Anatomy |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Acceptance into program |
1 |
| DHYG 1020 |
Dental Hygiene I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Acceptance into program
Corequisite: DHYG 1030 |
1 |
| DHYG 1030 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene I |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
Acceptance into program |
1 |
| DHYG 1040 |
Oral Embryology & Histology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
BIOl 1020, DHYG 1010 |
2 |
| DHYG 1050 |
Dental Hygiene II |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
DHYG 1020, 1030
Corequisite: DHYG 1060 |
2 |
| DHYG 1060 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene II |
3 |
|
|
8 |
DHYG 1020, 1030
Corequisite: DHYG 1050 |
2 |
| DENT 2010 |
Oral Radiography |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
Acceptance into Dental Hygiene program |
2 |
| DENT 2220 |
Dental Materials Lab for Dental Hygienists |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Acceptance into Dental Hygiene Program. Corequisite:
DENT 2020 |
1 |
| DHYG 2010 |
Pathology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
BIOL 1020, DHYG 1040 |
3 |
| DHYG 2020 |
Dental Hygiene III |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
DHYG 1050, 1060
Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
3 |
| DHYG 2030 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene III |
4 |
0 |
|
12 |
DHYG 1050, 1060
Corequisite: DHYG 2020 |
3 |
| DHYG 2050 |
Periodontics |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
BIOL 1020, 2210, DHYG 1010, 1040,1050, 1060;
Corequisites: DHYG 2010, 2020, 2030 |
3 |
| DHYG 2090 |
Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
BIOL 1020, DHYG 1060
Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
3 |
| DHYG 2040 |
Community Dental Health I |
2 |
2 |
|
|
DHYG 1060, PSYC 2010
Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
3 |
| DHYG 2045 |
Community Dental Health II |
1 |
0 |
|
3 |
DENT 2020, DHYG 1010, 2020 and 2030 Corequisite:
DHYG 2070 and SOCS 1010 |
4 |
| DHYG 2060 |
Dental Hygiene IV |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
DHYG 2020, 2030
Corequisite: DHYG 2070 |
4 |
| DHYG 2070 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene IV |
5 |
0 |
|
16 |
DHYG 2030, 2050
Corequisite: DHYG 2060 |
4 |
| |
|
77 |
55 |
28 |
39 |
|
|
*Admission Requirement
|
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