Curriculum proposal number_______________
Cover Sheet for Curriculum Action Request (CAR) and Course Outline
This is a routing procedure; the official signature section is on the CAR form.
Course alpha and number _AS___Dental Hygiene________________ Proposal type ________Program_____________
Author _June Vierra, RDH, MBA, Nancy Johnson, MSN, APRN_ ext __250 e-mail _wolden@hawaii.edu_______________
Consulted with _Carolyn Koga, RDH, MS, UHM Dental Hygiene______________________________________________
_____ Written proposal reviewed by discipline representative to the Curriculum Committee
Date
_____ Consulted with Articulation Coordinator (for General Education Core courses only)
Date
_____ Written proposal discussed in unit
Date
_____ Original CAR signed by Unit Chair
Date
_____ Original proposal forwarded to Curriculum Committee
(course outline may be an e-mail attachment or on disk)
Date
_____ Passed by Curriculum Committee, CAR signed by Chair, Academic Senate Chair notified
Date
_____ Approved by Academic Senate, CAR signed by Chair
Date
_____ Forwarded to and received by Chief Academic Officer
Date
_____ Reviewed and CAR signed by Chief Academic Officer
Date
_____ Forwarded to and received by Chancellor
Date
_____ Reviewed and CAR and Course Outline signed by Chancellor
Date
_____ Signed originals returned to Curriculum Chair
Date
Distribution/Information Posting/Follow-up
____ Copy of signed original Course Outline sent to author for his/her files
Date
____ Course Outline published to Curriculum Committee web page
Date
____ Effective date of proposal posted on Curriculum Committee website
Date
____ Banner input completed
Date
____ Catalog/Addendum input completed
Date
____ E-mail notice of approval to entire college
Date
____ Copy of original & disc forwarded to Articulation Coordinator, if necessary
Date
____ Databases: Curriculum Review Dates [Excel] and Yearly Curriculum Actions [Access] updated
Date
____ Other ______________________________________________________________________
Date
____ Signed original placed in Chief Academic Officer’s master curriculum files
Date
Revised Oct 2003/AC
Curriculum proposal number____________________
Curriculum Action Request (CAR) (Form 4-93) - Maui Community College
1. Author(s)__Phyllis Spragge, RDH, MA, June Vierra, RDH, MBA, Nancy Johnson, MSN, APRN
2. Authors’ unit(s) __Allied Health _________________________________________
3. Date submitted to Curriculum Committee_10/25/04_____________________
4. a. General type of action?
b. Specific type of action
Addition
__regular
__experimental
__other (specify)
___________
__course
_x_program
Modification
__number/alpha
__title
__credits
__description
__prerequisites
__corequisites
__program
__other (specify)
___________
5. Reason for this curriculum action New Dental Hygiene Program
6. Existing course
___________________NA_____________________________________________________________
alpha number
title
credits
7. Proposed new/modified course_______________________NA______________
alpha number
title
credits
8. New course description or page number in catalog of present course description, if unchanged.
9. Prerequisite(s)
ZOOL 141, 142, MICRO 130, ENG 100, MATH 100 or 115, BIOCHEM 241,
DENT 154, 164, 165, 176, 177 with a C or better
Graduate of a CODA accredited DA program within 5 years of beginning DH with
GPA of 2.5 or better
Pass CDA national certification exam
Current CPRN (BCLS) certification
Complete MCC Dental Science Exam
Work experience in dental setting
10. Corequisite(s)
11. Recommended preparation
12. Is this course cross-listed?
___yes
__x_no
If yes, list course
13. Student contact hours per week NA
lecture___hours
lab___hours
lecture/lab___hours
other___hours, explain
14. Revise current MCC General Catalog page(s)_________________________________
15. Course grading
__x_letter grade only
___credit/no credit
___either
___audit
16. Proposed semester and year of first offering?
17. Maximum enrollment_____
_06____year
Rationale, if applicable
18. Special scheduling considerations?
19. Special fees required?
_f____semester
_x_yes
_x_yes
__no
__no
If yes, explain. Clinical courses
If yes, explain.
Malpractice $15/yr
20. Will this request require special resources (personnel, supplies, etc.?)
_x_yes
__no
If yes, explain. Dental facility
21. Is this course restricted to particular room type?
22.
_x_yes
__no
If yes, explain. Dental facility
__Course fulfills requirement for _________na____________________ program/degree
__Course is an elective for __________na________________________ program/degree
__Course is elective for AA degree
23. This course
__increases
__decreases
_x_makes no change in number of credit required
for the program(s) affected by this action
24. Is this course taught at another UH campus? __yes x__no
a. If yes, specify campus, course, alpha and number
b. If no, explain why this course is offered at MCC
25. a. Course is articulated at
__UHCC __UH Manoa __UH Hilo __UH WO __Other/PCC
b. Course is appropriate for articulation at
__UHCC _x_UH Manoa __UH Hilo __UH WO __Other/PCC
Discussion in process
c. Course is not appropriate for articulation at
__UHCC __UH Manoa __UH Hilo __UH WO __Other/PCC
d. Course articulation information is attached? __yes _x_no
.......................................................................
Proposed by
________________________________
Author or Program Coordinator/Date
Approved by
_________________________________
Academic Senate Chair/Date
Requested by
_________________________________
Division or Unit Chair/Date
_________________________________
Chief Academic Officer/Date
Recommended by
_________________________________
Curriculum Chair/Date
_________________________________
Chancellor/Date
Revised July 2004/AC
Allied Health-Dental Hygiene
** May be taken prior to or during DH program
First Semester (Fall)
Number
DENT 153
DENT 173
DENT 155
DENT 156
PHARM 203**
PSYCH 100**
Course Title
Assessment Procedures in DH (lecture. 2 hrs)
Dental Health Education (lecture 1 hr)
Dental Emergencies
(lecture 1 hr)
Pre-clinical Dental Hygiene (lecture 2, lab 8)
Second Semester (Spring)
Number
Course Title
DENT 254
Pathology for DH & Special Patient Populations
DENT 256
Applied Pharmacology in Dentistry (lec 1 hr)
DENT 257
Periodontics (lecture & lab)
DENT 267
Dental Radiography & Interpretation (lecture & lab)
DENT 260
Clinical DH
FSHN 285**
Credits
2
1
1
3
3
3
7-13
Credits
3
1
2
1
4
3
11-14
Summer Session (4 weeks)
Number
DENT 261
DENT 266
Third Semester (Fall)
Number
DENT 255
DENT 268
DENT 262
DENT 258
DENT 264
SPCH 151**
Course Title
Clinical DH
Local Anesthesia & Pain Control
Credits
2
2
4
Course Title
Oral Pathology
Advanced Dental Radiography & Interpretation (lecture & lab)
Clinical Dental Hygiene
Periodontics & Advanced Clinical Techniques in DH (lecture &
lab)
Community Dental Health
Credits
2
1
5
2
Fourth Semester (Spring)
Number
Course Title
DENT 269
Advanced Dental Radiography & Interpretation (lab3)
DENT 263
Clinical Dental Hygiene
DENT 265
Law & Ethics in DH
(lec 1 hr)
SOC 100**
HUMANITIES**
2
3
12-15
Units
1
5
1
3
3