Program Completion Requirements

Graduation Requirements

In order for a student to complete degree requirement, the student must fulfill the graduation requirements below by the last clinical day of DHYG 2320:

Cumulative Patient Graduation Requirements

  • ADULTS (18 yrs. and above):
    • Class I: 5 at 90% or better in one appointment
    • +Class II: 5 at 90% or better in one appointment
    • +Class III: 2 at 90% or better in two appointments
    • +Class IV OR V: 2 at 90% or better in four appointments
  • CHILDREN: 2 completed at 90% or better in one appointment; defined as persons up to the age of 11
  • ADOLESCENTS: 2 completed at 90% or better in one appointment; defined as persons ages 12-17 years
  • GERIATRIC: 2 of the Adult competencies must be individual geriatric patients ages 55 or older
  • SPECIAL NEEDS: 1 of the any of the above requirements must be an individual special needs patient

+Patient can be used for one graduation requirement, for each classification

Cumulative Program Process Evaluation Policy for Examinations & Graduation

Prior to graduation, students are required to successfully complete the following process evaluations (PEs): Unit Preparation, Oral Inspection, Vital Signs (2), Polishing, Probing, Patient Education (2), 1/2 or 7/8 (2) ,11/12 (2), 13/14 (2), Anterior Scaler, Posterior Scaler, Ultrasonic Scaling, Sealants, and Calculus Detection.

The process evaluations will be stipulated in the clinical course syllabus each semester. Process evaluations must not interfere with the delivery of patient care or clinical supervision. All process evaluations must be completed on adult patients, with exception of the Sealant process evaluation (Adolescent or Adult permitted).

A total of two Local Anesthesia Clinical Competency Evaluations must be passed with a 90% or better on adult or geriatric patient for each individual injection during DHYG 2310 and/or DHYG 2320: PSA , MSA , ASA, Inferior Alveolar/ Long Buccal Block.

**All process evaluations must be successfully completed prior to application or submission for a state or regional clinical examination. **

Cumulative Radiograph Program Graduation Requirements

  • FMX 4 at 80% or better
  • BWX 9 at 80% or better

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