Dental Hygiene Program Information

Dental Hygiene Program Information

What Does a Dental Hygienist Do? Patient Assessment of physical and oral health. Educate the patient about the state of their oral health and it’s relationship to physical health. Expose the patient’s radiographs. Intraoral imaging. Intra & Extra oral cancer exam. Clean the patient’s teeth. Non-surgical periodontal therapy. Many other things .

CODA/ADA The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements”. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Associate of Applied Science 68 credit hour program with 14 pre-requisite credit hours required. Full-time curriculum Day-time classes Clinic on site – external rotations throughout curriculum Transportation required for external experiences Computer or tablet required See Website http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-aas.htm

Pre-requisite Courses CHEM 1405 Introduction to Chemistry or CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric I SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I To be considered for admission for the Fall these 4 courses must be completed by December 31. Mini-mester does not end by Dec. 31, no credit for courses taken in winter mini !!!! http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-requirements.htm

5 Year Rule for Biology Courses BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology 1 BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology 2 BIOL 2420 Medical Microbiology These courses must have been completed no more than 5 years prior to application. See Biology Refresher Information (next slide)

Biology Refresher Information If any of your required BIOL courses are older than 5 years, the following are your options to refresh them: BIOL 2401 1) take the credit class again (BIOL 2401) and make a minimum grade of C 2) take BIOL 2404 and make a minimum grade of C to refresh both BIOL 2401 & 2402 (if both were taken more than 5 years ago)* 3) take the approved Continuing Education course at one of the Lone Star College System campuses for A & P I* (CSCIT 2100701 or SCITC 2100701) BIOL 2402 1) take the credit class again (BIOL 2402) and make a minimum grade of C 2) take BIOL 2404 and make a minimum grade of C to refresh both BIOL 2401 & 2402 (if both were taken more than 5 years ago) * 3) take the approved Continuing Education course at one of the Lone Star College System campuses for A & P II* (CSCIT 2100801 or SCITC 2100801) BIOL 2420 1) take the credit class again (BIOL 2420) and make a minimum grade of C 2) take the approved Continuing Education course at one of the Lone Star College System campuses for Microbiology* (CSCIT 2101301 or SCITC 2101301)

General Education Courses BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II BIOL 2420 Medical Microbiology PSYC 2301 General Psychology SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communications (SPCH 1311 & 1315 are not equivalents – you must take 1318) PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-aas.htm

Observation Hours – WAIVED FOR 2022! 20 hours of Dental Hygiene Observations 20 hours of observing a dental hygienist ONLY, NOT a Dental Assistant, Dentist, Front Desk staff, or Sterilization Assistant Observation hours CANNOT be completed in the current Dental Office you are employed Observation Hours will be valid for 3 years Observation hours can be completed in multiple dental offices Observation hour verification form can be found on website Every day you observe needs to be on a separate line with the hours that you observed for that day. You will have multiple pages. Observation form can be found: http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-requirements.htm

Becoming an Applicant Applicants must be 18 years or older at the time of application Apply online to be a student in the LSC System – www.lonestar.edu Submit all official transcripts from all colleges or universities outside of the LSCS to the LSCS admissions office on your campus Please do this before Jan. 1 – it takes time to evaluate transcripts. See website: http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-requirements.htm

Math Information – Important!!! All applicants must satisfy the program math requirement by one of the following: 1. Complete MATH 0309/0310 with a grade of C or higher 2. Complete a college level math class with a grade of C or higher 3. Complete the TSIA Math exam and earn a score a 350 or higher (score is valid for 5 years) 4. Complete the TSIA2 Math exam and earn a score of 950 or higher or a TSIA2 Math Diagnostic score of 6 (score is valid for 5 years) 5. Submit SAT, ACT or STAAR scores that indicate college level in math (score is valid for 5 years)

Health Science Reasoning Test http://wwwappskc.lonestar.edu/cgi/dental/index.cfm Test will be available on the first day of application until the last Monday of the application period. Please visit the following website ( https://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-dept-kingwood.htm) to find available test dates. The test is 15.00 and you will need to pay for the exam at the link provided on the Dental Hygiene webpage. Test may only be taken once per application period The test is only available online. You will have from 7AM to 4PM (must be started by 3:00PM) on the test date you select to complete the exam. LSC-Kingwood will enter the score. Once you take the test, it may take up to 2 business days for the score to populate into the application – please be patient! Scores will only be accepted for the current application year – not from previous years.

Application Period 3rd Wednesday in January until the 1st Wednesday in March @ 4:00 pm. Electronic Application Instructions https://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-requirements.htm How to Apply: Go to the Health Occupations Application page, https://webapps1.lonestar.edu/HealthOccupationsOnlineApp /

Applicant Scoring Scoring Chart for Admissions- found on website: http://www.lonestar.edu/dental-hygeine-kingwood-faqs.htm 3 sections each with a maximum of 4 points Section 1 – pre-requisite GPA Section 2 – accumulated grade points for general education courses Section 3 – HSRT exam accumulated points (HSRT may take up to 2 business days to populate into the application)

Category Explanation Grade Point Average for the following courses: Calculate the GPA of these courses A 4 B 3 C 2 BIOL 2401 CHEM 1405 or 1411 ENGL 1301 SOCI 1301 Possible Points Multiply the grade points by the credit hour and then divide by 14 Official Score 4 GPA of these 4 classes must be 2.5 or higher to apply Grade Points for the following courses: BIOL 2402 BIOL 2420 PSYC 2301 SPCH 1318 PHIL 2306 Assign points for each course grade A 4 B 3 C 2 17 – 20 points 4 12 – 16 points 3 8 – 11 points 2 2–7 1 Health Science Reasoning Test Score If any of the required courses are repeated, there will be a deduction of points from the total score earned. If a course is repeated more than 2 times, 1/2 point will be deducted then and for each additional time. Course withdrawals (W) are not counted as repeated classes. 4 29 – 33 4 25 – 28 3 20 – 24 2 15 – 19 1 Below 15 0 4 Course # of Times Repeated BIOL 2401 CHEM 1405/1411 ENGL 1301 SOCI 1301 BIOL 2402 BIOL 2420 PSYC 2301 SPCH 1318 PHIL 2306 Ranking Criteria for Admission Total: 12

What about repeated courses? If you take a course to improve your GPA, the highest grade will go into the GPA computation. If you take a course more than twice, .5 points will be deducted from your score sheet for each additional time that you take the course.

What Happens Next? Application scores are ranked Top 32 applicants will be invited to interview via email to my.lonestar account In the case of a tie at the 32nd spot, all applicants with that score will be extended an interview.

Background Checks & Drug Screening All acceptances are conditional upon a negative background check & drug screening. Any concern about background check needs to be evaluated by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners. Information available @ www.tsbde.state.tx.us

Required Immunizations All of the following immunizations must be complete prior to entering the Dental Hygiene Program: Hepatitis B Vaccine (3 series) Varicella TDaP (Adult tetanus, diptheria, pertussis) Neg. TB Testing MMR Meningitis (Age 22 or under, new to LSCS - Texas Department of Health requires this.)

Policies & Procedures Relating to Individuals with Bloodborne Infectious Diseases LSCS is obligated to maintain standards of health care and professionalism that is consistent with the public’s expectations of the health profession. Full policy can be found here: http://www.lonestar.edu/individuals-with-bloodborne-infectiou s-diseases.htm

Approximate Cost First Year – including tuition, fees, books, instruments, uniforms, SCADHA dues and misc. clinic supplies 7500.00 Second Year – including tuition, fees, books, additional instruments, board exam fees 6500.00 Total Approximate Cost 14,000 Financial Aid – It is your responsibility to be prepared financially. Now is the time to check on financial aid if you are going to need it!

Patients for Clinical Experience Students are required to recruit patients Patients can be family, friends, people in the community The program does not guarantee patients.

BS Degree Online with TWU Students can dual enroll with TWU if they meet the TWU requirements- GPA 3.0- and accepted into the LSC-K dental hygiene program Students would be taking LSC-K dental hygiene courses at the same time with TWU dental hygiene courses. The degree plan is different from LSC-K degree plan. Cost for TWU would be paid through TWU, for any classes taken through TWU BS Degree plan would be through TWU; AAS through LSC-K TWU courses are online

Dual Degree Program Total of 120 hours Up to 90 hours transferred from LSC-K 30 hours must be completed at TWU Must be core complete from either LSC or TWU (can use TWU courses to complete core curriculum as long as not a course needed for the AAS at LSC-K)

Degree plan: BS Dual program Before entering the TWU program http://www.lonestar.edu/associate-of-artsandscience.htm *ENGL 1302 Composition II *Math 1342 Statistics *GOVT 2305 US Government Before entering into the Dual/LSC-K program * courses must be taken.

TWU Dual Degree Program Curriculum DH 3843 POC for Early Entry RDH to BSDH – 3 hrs. DH4533 Oral Health Worldview – 3 hrs. DH 4713 Applied Dental Hygiene Research – 3 hrs. DH 4833 Professional Development for the RDH – 3 hrs. HS 3133 Perspective on Women’s Health – 3 hrs.(other options available if core complete elsewhere) DH 4823 DH Clinical Case Study Development – 3 hrs. DH 4513 Alternative Dental Hygiene Practice – 3 hrs. Required Component Area Option – 3 hrs. Electives to completed 30 hours and/or core

Contact Information Joanna Allaire, RDH, MDH Program Director [email protected] 281-312-1517 Deirdre Wesche Specialist for Healthcare [email protected] 281-312-1708