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San
Diego State University Preprofessional Health Advising Office |
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Mondays at 5:30 PM in Calpulli Center, 4th Floor, Conference Room 3 (CLP 4104)
Barbara
Huntington, Director,
Preprofessional Health Advising Office, GMCS-323,
594-6638
email: bhunting@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
Kevin Fitzpatrick, DDS
Chief Dentist, Student Health Services
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Melanie
Villalobos |
Co-coordinator |
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Karin Watts |
Marketing Director |
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Katie Marshall |
Preschool
Director Apprentice |
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Tina Ngo |
Home of Guiding Hands
Director |
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John Zimmerman
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Oral
Hygiene Director Apprentice |
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Danielle Cricchio |
Community
Outreach Director
Apprentice |
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Mariam
Dinkha General Annual Email Address |
Dental Annual Co-Editor
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dinkha89@hotmail.com |
Purpose:
Biology 340A is a special studies course that provides predental students an opportunity to learn more about the dental profession and dental school requirements. This course is a one unit, 4 hours/week, credit/no credit class which does not affect overall GPA, but will appear on your transcript. This is a service learning class because students can choose among trips offered by the club to teach dental hygiene in the community. All students must have a release form on file with Associated Students.
This class is run by students with the professor acting in the role of facilitator. There are specific requirements to pass the class, but your input and enthusiasm are vital to making it a strong learning experience for you and your classmates.
Prerequisites: You must be a junior student in good academic standing, have an active file in the Preprofessional Health Advising Office, and have an interest in a dental career. However, if you are not yet a junior, you are encouraged to attend and participate in all activities.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this course, students will:
Apprenticeship Positions: Apprentices earn regular Biol 340A credit, but are being trained as directors for the following semester. Students who apply to be apprentices are expected to apply for the directorships and enroll in the two-unit, letter-grade, Biol 340B class the following semester in the positions for which they were trained. The Class Coordinator 2 position serves as an apprenticeship for Class Coordinator 1 although Biol 340B credit is given for both positions.
Meetings: Classes will be held in Calpulli Center, 4th Floor, Conference Room 1&2. Be sure to check the syllabus on line each week in case there is a change in the room number. Since the class meetings are the basis of the course, attendance at class meetings is mandatory. Predental Club participation is strongly recommended. These meetings will all begin at 5:30 p.m. and are listed below. The workshops and trips are sponsored by the Predental Club:
| 1 | Monday,
1/25 |
First
Day of Class
• Overview of class policies and obligations,
presentation by coordinators, directors, and apprentices. Add Codes |
| 2 | Monday,2/1 |
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| 3 | Monday, 2/8 |
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| 4 | Monday, 2/15 | Laser Technology Presentation:
adjunctive therapy for periodontal disease and other soft tissue applications
using laser technology in a private practice--Thomas
Olinger, DDS |
| 5 | Monday, 2/22 | The Business Aspect of Dentistry--Dr.
Gray, DDS |
| 6 | Monday,
3/1 |
Injection Workshop--
Dr. Adam
Raschke, DDS |
| Friday, 3/5 | Trip: 4:00pm. Spring
Valley Elementary 4:00 pm--Trip to Home of Guiding Hands |
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| 7 |
Monday, 3/8 |
HIV
and Dentistry--Dr. Ibrahim Sawaya,
DDS, Director, Community Dental Clinic, Family Health Centers
of San Diego, (UCLA Alum) Students will be given a presentation on the history on HIV and Dentistry and HIV management in dentistry today. |
| Wednesday,3/10 | Trip: 3:00pm.- La Mesa Boys
& Girls Club -Meet at bottom of Capulli at 2:30 |
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| 8 | Monday 3/15 | DAT Resources TBA |
| Tuesday 3/16 | 4:00 pm--Trip to Home of Guiding Hands | |
| 9 | Monday 3/22 | Shiva Mohazab, current
UCLA Dental student |
| Monday, 3/29 | Spring Break | |
| 10 | Monday, 4/5 | Dr. Brian Oleksy, DDS,
MD --Center for Oral and
Facial Surgery |
| 11 | Monday, 4/12 |
Monday 4/12: X-ray Analysis with Dr. Kevin Fitzpatrick |
| Friday 4/16 | 4:00 pm--Trip to Home of Guiding Hands | |
| 12 |
Monday, 4/19 |
Manual Dexterity Workshop |
| 13 |
Monday,4/26 |
Dr. Calvin Whang, DDS, MBA-- Bella Faccia Denta Spa |
| 14 | Monday, 5/3 | Origami Workshop with
Arnold Tubis |
| 15 | Monday, 5/10 | |
| Monday, 5/17 |
Final--Class Evaluations--Dental Round Table |
Course Components:
1) Preventive Dentistry Screening
Clinic
Students are encouraged to attend and observe at one or more hours of clinic
each week. At clinic volunteer dentists from the community conduct dental
screening exams and answer both pre-dental student and patient questions
relating to dentistry. Pre-dental students will assist dentists in preparing
the exam room and give oral hygiene presentations to the patients.
Each clinic hour attended is worth 2 points. A maximum of 24 points (12 clinic hours) may be earned by attending clinic each semester.
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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| 12:00 -1:00 |
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Dr. Thomas Olinger, DDS |
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1:00 - 2:00 |
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Dr. Joel Berick, DDS |
Dr. Adam Raschke, DDS |
All clinic hours must be completed by May 3, 2010.
2) Oral Hygiene Presentations
Students will give oral
hygiene presentations to patients at the screening clinics. These presentations
will present proper brushing and flossing techniques and address common
oral diseases.
Each oral hygiene presentation given in the screening clinic is worth 2 points. A maximum of 6 points (3 presentations) may be earned by giving oral hygiene presentations each semester.
3) Preventive Dentistry Promotion (Tabling)
Students are encouraged to participate in Preventive Dentistry Promotion by
tabling in Aztec Center in front of the Information Booth. During tabling
hours students will promote the course, its activities, and sign up patients
for the screening clinics. (Link
to Tabling Instructions)
Each hour of tabling completed is worth 2 points. A maximum of 24 points (12 tabling hours) may be earned by tabling each semester.
4) Class Sessions (minimum
required for credit in course)
Students are encouraged to attend all regular Preventive Dentistry class
sessions held on Mondays 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. A minimum of 14 classes is
required
Each class session attended is worth 1 point. The maximum
number of points will correspond to the number of regular class sessions
held within the semester.
5) Observation in a Dental Office
Students will seek out a dental office with which to do off-campus observation
during the semester. Only one student should observe at a time, and the
appointment should be made well in advance to accommodate the dentist’s
schedule. At the end of the observation time, students must have the dentist
fill out the Observation Evaluation form. These forms can be downloaded
from the Blackboard website or by clicking on the following link: Observation
Evaluation Form. When you are observing in a dental office, be sure
to dress professionally. Click here for recommended
conduct and dress.
Each hour of observation completed is worth 1 point.
A maximum of 10 points (10 hours of observation) may be earned by observing
each semester.
6) Field Trips (minimum required for
credit in course)
Students are required to attend two dental club field trips each semester.
In order to receive credit in the course students must
attend two of these field trips, but are encouraged to attend more trips.
1-3 trips are offered to each of the following locations each semester:
Home of Guiding Hands, and preschool or elementary schools. These trips
are fun and rewarding and allow students to interact with potential patients
and teach about proper oral hygiene.
Each field trip attended is worth 4 points. A maximum of 6 points (2 trips) may be earned by attending trips each semester.
7) Oral Hygiene Quiz (passing
grade required for credit in course)
Students will be given an oral hygiene and anatomy quiz. Students must earn
a passing score of 80% or better in order to receive credit for the course.
A score of 80% or better on the oral hygiene quiz is worth
10 points. A maximum of 10 points may be earned by passing the oral hygiene
quiz.
8) Service Learning Reflection Paper (passing
grade required for credit in course)
Students will complete a minimum two-page paper delineating their experience
on two or more trips into the community to provide oral hygiene education.
Students will describe their experiences and how they felt those experiences
impacted them, their community, and their future as a dental professional.
The Service Learning Reflection Paper is worth a maximum of 10 points. A score of 80% or better on the Service Learning Reflection Paper is required in order to receive credit in the course.
9) The Dental Annual Each year the Predental Club, in collaboration with Preventive Dentistry, publishes an annual of predental activities. Students should bring a camera to every class and activity and share their pictures on Photobucket. The password and user name are available on Blackboard. The annual is developed by the editors and apprentice editors. Assignments for the apprentices are below:
1. Page layout
In order to receive credit in the course, students must earn 95 out of a possible 100 points for completing work in the various components of the course. In addition, four components of the course must be completed in full in order to receive credit. These four components include 1) attendance, 2) two or more field trips into the community, 3) a score of 80% or better on the Oral Hygiene Quiz and 4) a score of 80% or better on the Service Learning Reflection Paper.
All work for the course must be completed and turned in to the class coordinators no later than the last regular class session of the semester.
If you are enrolled in Preventive Dentistry and your work
or school schedules overlap or otherwise interfere with your ability to
complete any component of the class and thus earn enough points to receive
credit, please speak to the class coordinators by
September 21 to resolve the issue. In general, students will be allowed
to make up work in one component of the course by doing extra work in another
component except for the trips, oral hygiene
quiz and service learning paper. For example, a student who is unable to
attend clinic, may receive credit for 1 hour of clinic if they do two additional
hours of tabling or two additional hours of observation at a dental office.
You must get approval from a class coordinator before
doing this substitution of work.
C. PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY PLEDGE (to be signed and turned in at the first class meeting)
Required for Course Credit:
|
Activity |
Requirement |
x |
Credits |
= |
Points* |
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Clinic |
10
Weeks |
x |
2 |
= |
20 |
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Observation |
10
Hours |
x |
1 |
= |
10 |
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Trips
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2 Trips |
x |
4 |
= |
8 |
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Table |
10
Weeks |
x |
2 |
= |
20 |
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Attendance |
15
Meetings |
x |
1 |
= |
15 + |
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Hygiene
Quiz |
1 (must pass) |
x |
10 |
= |
10 |
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Hygiene
Instruction |
3 presentations |
x |
2 |
= |
6 |
| Service Learning Reflection Paper | 1 | x | 11 | = | 11 |
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TOTAL |
= |
100.0
Points |
* Maximum number of points for any one requirement.