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Program in Dental Health Education
Bachelor of Science Degree
Program in Dental Health Education
Didactic Program: Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Dental Hygiene
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dental Hygiene Program (Track A or Track B, HEGIS code 1213), which comprises 128 credits, provides advanced education for dental health care providers who may wish to prepare for a career in education, research, health care management, and public health or to broaden their background by completing their college education. Career opportunities for graduates include positions as faculty in higher education institutions, hospitals with dental programs, corporations in management, education services, marketing, and public health agencies.
Track A (Four-Year Program):
This program enables students to obtain the baccalaureate (B.S.) degree while also receiving dental hygiene credentials. Education at the baccalaureate level will expand the practice of dental hygiene, creating more flexibility and creativity in employment opportunities. The curriculum is offered full-time for four years. The first-year curriculum includes courses in general education, basic science, and clinical sciences. The second and third years include dental hygiene theory with a clinical component. The fourth year includes advanced dental hygiene theory with additional general education requirements to complete the credit base for the degree. Opportunity to pursue an area of concentration is available to complement the candidate’s career goals. Students are admitted in the fall or spring semester.
Track B (Degree Completion):
The Degree Completion Program in Dental Hygiene is designed for individuals who have already completed an approved program in dental hygiene and who wish to pursue their baccalaureate degree. An integral part of the program is the opportunity to pursue an area of concentration designed to meet the educational interests and expand the career opportunities of the dental health professional, including education, research, health policy management, geriatrics, and liberal arts. Students are admitted in the fall or spring semester. This curriculum provides the student with the option of a full-time or part-time schedule to complete the remaining credits needed for the degree. Most classes are offered in the late afternoon or evening for those students who wish to be employed while earning their degree.
Graduates of the Associate in Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene who are interested in the Nutrition or Nursing profession are eligible to transfer credits to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition at the NYU School of Education or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at The College of Nursing. The number of credits may vary according to the program.
Director
Cheryl M. Westphal, RDH, MS, Assistant Dean for Allied Health Programs
Clinical Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene
Assistant Director of Dental Hygiene
Lisa B. Stefanou, RDH, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene
Coordinator of Baccalaureate Programs
Su-yan Barrow, RDH, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene
Courses-BS Programs Track A and Track B
(The Track A course curriculum includes those courses mentioned in the “Courses-AAS Program” section in addition to the courses mentioned in this section.
Advanced Business Writing
Covers three types of business writing: reports, proposals and manuals. In writing reports, the model of the corporate annual report is used. In writing proposals, both solicited and unsolicited proposals are covered. In writing manuals, students learn how to compile technical information and provide graphic support.
Prerequisite: Writing Workshop I
Basic Statistics I
Review of essential mathematics for statistics. Collection and tabulation of data; the properties of frequency distributions; histograms and frequency polygons; measures of central tendency, dispersion, and correlation; tests hypotheses using the normal curve, the T distribution, the F distribution, and the chi-square distribution.
Critical Thinking for the Health Professional
Students learn the fundamental questions to ask in order to analyze visual and written material. Students interrogate ideas, images, and texts within their rhetorical and historical contexts. They learn various tools for analyzing the structure of arguments and logical strategies. At the same time, students read texts that challenge them to re-examine the cultural realities we take for granted.
Fieldwork in Dental Health Programs
This course consists of fieldwork in areas such as dental research, teaching and dental auxiliary programs, administration of dental facilities and dental health education in selected settings, and business affiliations. Students develop a learning proposal and evaluation mechanism. Fieldwork can occur on or off campus. Faculty advisor approval required prior to registration. Minimum of 25 hours per credit directly supervised each term. Paper required.
Prerequisite: Intro to Research Methods.
Health Information Technology
The first course introduces the student to computer hardware components and to the role of operating systems software. Included is a hands-on exploration of Microsoft Windows. The student learns how to use a spreadsheet program to solve many real-world business problems. Hands-on exercises use Microsoft Excel.
Health Models
This course is designed to stimulate thinking and formulate opinions on definitions of health, and specifically, oral health. Various organizations are reviewed to compare and contrast their actions to promote health. Students review current actions and formulate their actions for future involvement.
Introduction to Research Methods
The course provides an overview of the ways that health professionals collect information and the application to the delivery of health care. A combination of approaches is used, including readings about and discussions of research methods; a series of learning activities to provide practical experience in research methods; analyzing research methods examples; and preparing elements of a research proposal. In addition, the course is designed to help provide students with the foundation for locating and evaluating scientific information, and to become informed consumers of completed research.
Statistical Methods for Business
This course is concerned with the theory and methods of measuring data. It covers basic descriptive statistics including: histograms; frequency distribution; frequency polygon; and measures of central location and dispersion. Probability and normal and binomial distributions are discussed.
Elective Courses
Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Teaching
The Dental Hygiene Accreditation Guidelines are presented with special emphasis on clinical requirements and their application to preclinical curriculum. Strategies for teaching clinical dental hygiene procedures are presented, with application and teaching experience provided through instruction of students enrolled in a preclinical course.
(Prerequisite or corequisite: Introduction to Dental Auxiliary Education)
Advanced Clinical Techniques
This course is designed to provide the product information and clinical demonstration of various new techniques to deliver dental hygiene treatment. Discussion on application of the technology follows each presentation. Students are expected to select a technology, research the product, gather data on it, and present a mini-lecture in technology. As part of the learning experience, the student prepares one abstract suitable for publication in a referred journal. Class participation and attendance are essential.
Advanced Nutrition
This course is designed to bridge basic oral disease prevention such as carbohydrate metabolism and nutritional deficiency manifestations to nutrition and health promotion. Topics will introduce the participant to protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism, vitamin and mineral metabolism, phytochemical nutrients, exercise physiology and nutrition over the life span including pregnancy, infant, adolescent, adult and geriatric differences. A combination of text book, research journals and articles will be utilized. A topic of interest and presentation to classmates will be part of the evaluation.
(Prerequisite: Intro. to Research Methods)
Bioterrorism and Forensics
This course is designed to integrate dental hygiene knowledge, apply it and prepare for the forensic needs of the community, detection and prevention of abuses of humanity, and develop a community advocate who is prepared to play an active role in times of catastrophe.
Cultural Competence and Health
This course is designed to provide the student with fundamental knowledge in the area of cultural competence as it relates to cultural health beliefs. The course format includes lectures, group-generated activities, discussions, and simulations. Class participation is an essential component of this course, which enriches the learning process of each student. The specific cultures addressed in this course include African American, Native American, and others as determined by the needs of the student group.
Health Care Management and Administration
In this course, students learn management and administrative principles and skills, as they apply to health care institutions. Topics discussed include institutional organization, accounting and budgeting issues, data management, quality assurance, staff development, and cost containment. Course requirements: attendance, class participation, midterm, term paper, and presentation.
(Prerequisite: Introduction to Health Policy and Management)
Bioterrorism and Forensics
This course is designed to integrate dental hygiene knowledge, apply it and prepare for the forensic needs of the community, detection and prevention of abuses of humanity, and develop a community advocate who is prepared to play an active role in times of catastrophe.
Independent Study
Minimum of 45 hours per point. Cannot be used to satisfy the required dental specialty or Liberal Education Plan requirements. Formal registration and prior faculty approval are required.
Introduction to Dental Auxiliary Education
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of dental health teaching and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on behavioral objectives, assessment of instructional procedures, and evaluations. Practical application is provided through assignments and mini-class lecturing.
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