Dental Assisting Certificate - Weekend Option

Dental Assisting “Bridge” to Dental Hygiene: evaluation. If students do not demonstrate competency, they will be required to participate in remediation prior Graduates of the QCC Dental Assisting Certificate programs to exposing radiographs on patients. The competency (Program Code: DA, DAWO) may transfer into the QCC Dental will consist of: Hygiene - Associate in Science program (Program Code: DH) if they Hygiene program. exposure protocols, forms, and documentation. • Subject to space availability, up to two seats in the Dental • Review of exposing film-based intra-oral Hygiene freshman class will be reserved for currently- radiographs and darkroom procedures. enrolled QCC dental assistants scheduled to graduate in • Review and exposure of various radiographic May who have met all the admission criteria for the Dental techniques and modalities on manikins. Hygiene program. Students must bridge directly from the Dental Assisting program to the Dental Hygiene program. Notice of Opportunity to File Complaints: “Bridge” selection applications may be obtained from the The Commission on Dental Accreditation will review complaints Dental Assisting Program Coordinator. Decisions will be that relate to a program’s compliance with the accreditation made by April 15 each year and pending final grades at the standards. The Commission is interested in the sustained quality end of the semester. and continued improvement of dental and dental-related education programs; however, the Commission does not intervene on behalf • Dental Assisting graduates may be eligible to by-pass the of individuals or act as a court of appeal for treatment received Dental Hygiene waitlist if the following criteria are met: by patients or individuals in matters of admission, appointment, • Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.30 overall at promotion or dismissal of faculty, staff or students. A copy of the the end of Spring semester. appropriate accreditation standards and/or the Commission’s policy and procedure for submission of complaints may be obtained by • Minimum grade of “B” in all QCC DHY courses and contacting the Commission at: Commission on Dental Accreditation obtain a minimum grade of “73” on the final exams/exit | 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 800.621.8099, ext. exams for DHY bridge courses (DHY 125, DHY 131, DHY 4653. 241), in order to qualify for the “bridge” from the Dental Assisting to Dental Hygiene program. Program Email: dentalassisting@qcc.mass.edu • Minimum grade of “A-” in the DAS 151, DAS 153, and DAS 155 courses. • Two recommendations from QCC DHY core course Accreditation faculty, of which one is from a full-time faculty member. • BIO 111, CHM 101, and ENG 101 must be completed before The Quinsigamond Community College Dental Assisting program taken in Summer I. BIO 232 and DHY 125 must be taken which was established in 1975 and is nationally recognized by in Summer II. the United States Department of Education as the sole agency to accredit dental and dental-related education programs conducted • Attendance at a Health Information Session or complete at the post-secondary level. CODA can be contacted at: Commission

Principles of Human

Biology OR F/S/SU 4 Anatomy & Physiology II

DA or DH students only, BIO 100 or Dental Anatomy (Summer

DHY 125

Composition I

DA students only, BIO 100 or BIO 111 and BIO 112 with grades of “C” or Clinical Science I

DA students only, BIO 100 or BIO 111 and BIO 112 with grades of “C” or Dental Sciences

DA students only, BIO 100 or BIO 111 and BIO 112 with grades of “C” or Dental Assisting I

Dental Radiology

Dental Materials

Dental Assisting Clinical

Clinical Science II

Practice Management

Introduction to Oral

Dental Assisting II