DENTAL HYGIENE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
In order to be admitted and to continue in the Dental Hygiene Program, a student must have skills and abilities essential to perform as a dental hygienist. Reasonable accommodations will be made on an individual bases upon request; however, the candidate must be able to reasonably perform in an independent manner. Critical Thinking : Critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment. Examples of Activities : Identify cause-effect relationships in clinical situations, develop treatment plans. Communication : Communication abilities sufficient for effective interaction with patients and other members of the healthcare team in verbal and written form. Examples of Activities : Able to obtain information, explain treatment procedures, initiate health education training, describe patient situations, perceive non-verbal communications. Mobility : Physical abilities (including standing, walking, bending, range of motion of extremities) to move from room to room and maneuver in small spaces. Examples of Activities : Able to administer CPR; move around in-patient treatment areas. Motor : Gross and fine motor function sufficient to provide safe and effective dental hygiene care. Examples of Activities : Able to use dental instruments, manipulate various dental materials. Hearing : Auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs. Examples of Activities : Able to listen to breath and heart sounds. Able to hear equipment monitors, such as x-ray equipment and autoclave timers. Visual : Visual ability sufficient to provide safe and effective dental hygiene care. Examples of Activities : Able to observe patients and use instruments in the oral cavity. Adequate close vision to see small lesions and deposits on teeth. Tactile : Tactile ability sufficient for physical assessment and scaling skills. Examples of Activities : Able to perform palpation of a pulse, extraoral and intraoral structures, and feel calculus deposits. Source: Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing and Medical College of Georgia.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are responsible for using the Dental Hygiene Program Handbook as a resource when questions arise and as a guide for academic and nonacademic policies and procedures. Additional information may be found in the Hodges University Student Handbook and the Hodges University Catalog. All students are required to sign the emailed Registration Terms and Conditions and upload it to their online compliance tracker (Castlebranch).
All of the information contained in the Handbook was current at the time of publication. Please note that information in the Handbook is updated periodically. Additionally, changes in policy may be implemented immediately throughout the academic year and these changes will be announced in dental hygiene course and via email to your Hodges University email account. These changes have the potential to affect you as a student.
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