Dental Hygiene

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Dental Hygiene

• Vicki Coury, RDH, MEd, MPH
• Associate Professor and Chair
• Department of Dental Hygiene
• University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

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Dental Hygienist defined

• Licensed healthcare professional, oral health
  educator and clinician who provides preventive,
  educational, and therapeutic services supporting
  total health for the control of oral diseases and
  the promotion of health.

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Career Opportunities

• Private Practice
• Long term care facilities
• Hospitals
• Sales and marketing
• Public health clinics
• State and federal agencies
• School systems

• Clinician
• Educator
• Researcher
• Administrator
• Consultant

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Job Outlook

• Employment prospects are expected to remain
  excellent.
• Growth expected to be much faster than average
  through the year 2016.

U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics
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OUHSC OKC24 students/year
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Distance Education
WTC/Weatherford 5/yr
SOTC/Ardmore 6/year
TCTC/Bartlesville 10/yr
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Distance Sites

• On-site laboratory, clinic, classrooms
• Distance faculty have dual appointment
• Distance site institution and OUCOD
• OUCOD lectures delivered by interactive
  videoconferencing
• Real time
• Professors and students see hear students at
  other sites

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All Sites Have the SAME

• Entry requirements
• Application/selection process
• Professors
• Educational standards
• Course requirements
• Graduation requirements
• Degree - BSDH

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FAQ BS or AAS?

• Both offer strong clinical curriculum
• BS opens doors to positions that other types of
  dental hygiene education do not
• Teaching
• Administration
• Public health
• Corporate

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Entry Requirements
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Requirements

• In good standing
• 2 2 Program
• Minimum 60 hours, including prerequisite courses
  required by OU and DH Department
• Minimum GPA 2.5 on 4.0 scale
• ACT or SAT

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Requirements

• 40 hours observation (form online)
• Written career statement (form online)
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• OUHSC application (online)

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Requirements

• FOUNDATIONAL COURSES
• Must be completed by May prior to August start of
  school
• Use averaged grade if retaken
• ALL prerequisite courses must be completed prior
  to entering the program
• TOEFL 550(P), 213(C), 79(I)

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Foundational Courses

• ZOO 2124 Human Physiology
• ZOO 2234 Human Anatomy
• MBIO 2815 Introduction to
• Microbiology (with lab)
• HES 2823 Introduction to Nutrition

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Foundational Courses, cont.

• PSY 2003 Understanding Statistics
• or COMM 2513 Intro to Statistics
• ENGL 1213 Principles of English
• Composition II
• PSY 1113 Elements of Psychology
• CHEM 1315 General Chemistry (with
  Lab)

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Timeline

• Application deadline is January 15
• Send to HSC Admissions and Records
• Online application
• Official Transcripts
• ACT scores
• Send to Dental Hygiene Department
• 2 letters of recommendation
• 40 hour shadowing form
• Statement of career goals
• Accepted applicants are notified by letter by
  mid-April

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Selecting Sites for Application

• Can apply to one or more sites
• Must select 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice
• Admissions committee attempts to accommodate
  first choice
• Students from regional rural areas have
  preference at distance sites

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Application

• Downloadable Information Packet
  http//www.dentistry.ouhsc.eduFor
  ProspectiveStudentsPrograms OfferedDentalHygiene
  Baccalaureate Program
• Link to Apply

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Selection is Competitive

• Cum 2.5 GPA opens door only
• Admission is based on
• Averaged Foundational GPA
• Last 60 hours
• Coursework completed status
• ACT scores ( 21 suggested)
• Residency
• Interview score
• Writing sample scores

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Admission Score

• Academic Score
• Top 72 academic applicants granted an interview
• Interview Score
• Knowledge, maturity, service, communication
  skill, professionalism
• Writing Score
• Grammar, spelling, logic, articulation, depth

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What are qualities and characteristics of a
person who is most likely to succeed in this
program?

• Dedicated
• Good support system
• Goal-oriented
• Not a procrastinator
• Strong educational background
• Detail oriented
• Good time management skills
• Good study skills
• Independent
• Structured

• Ethical
• Determined
• Mature
• Organized
• Able to take constructive criticism
• Responsible
• Good communication skills
• Compassionate
• Able to handle stress
• Flexible

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2008 Statistics
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FURTHER INFORMATION

• Vicki Coury, RDH, MEd, MPH
• Chair, Department of Dental Hygiene
• 405 271-3869
• vicki-coury_at_ouhsc.edu
• OR
• Kristy Jurko
• 405 271-4435
• kristy-jurko_at_ouhsc.edu