Dental Hygiene Admissions Process updated August 2011, by DH Admissions Chair Amy Sullivan, RDH, PhD Dental Hygiene Admission Process for Students 2012

Dental Hygiene Admissions Process updated August 2011, by DH Admissions Chair Amy Sullivan, RDH, PhD

Dental Hygiene Admission Process for Students

2012

Admissions Committee:Beckie Barry, Department Chair [email protected]

Amy Sullivan, Admissions [email protected]

Sandra HorneElizabeth CarrAngie GarnerAnnie McClineFaye JohnsonTeresa Duncan

Dental Hygiene Admissions Process

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Interview Committee:• Hygienists, RDH

– Amy Sullivan, Admissions Chair

– Beckie Barry, Department Chair

– Sandra Horne– Elizabeth Carr– Teresa Duncan– Angie Garner – Annie McCline– Kim Williams– Debbie Franklin– Sharon Andrews– Melissa Bryant – Cheryl Smith– Kit Stilley– Beth Moore– Rebecca Pierce– Phillip Williams

• Other– Faye Johnson


Application Requirements:Preference is given in admission to our program to qualified applicants who are legal residents of MS. MS law requires all healthcare workers/students have a criminal background check (includes fingerprinting). Any applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The department maintains compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standards, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and UMMC infection control policies, since our students have to potential to be exposed to blood, blood products, tissues, and body fluids.

1. Application into our program must be submitted online by February 15th of the year applying.

2. Sixteen of the prerequisite science hours must be completed at the time of application.

3. Twenty-four of the other required hours must also be completed at the time of application– It is strongly recommended that applicants have a majority of their academic

requirements before the February 15 deadline (will affect scoring on required courses component).

– online science courses are not preferred


Applicant Requirements:• Complete a minimum of 57 semester hours of academic

credit from an accredited institution of higher learning. Transcripts must be submitted to registrar's office– See required courses (next page)

• Have completed a minimum of 8 hours of observation by 2 licensed dental hygienists in 2 separate clinical environments.

• Have a minimum of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

• Complete an interview with admissions committee

• Complete a “hands-on” dexterity test with committee

• Submit a copy of ACT score

• Dental Hygiene Admissions Process

Required Courses:REQUIRED COURSES Number of Courses Hours

English Composition 2 6Humanities 2 6

Anatomy & Physiology w/Lab* 2 8Chemistry w/Lab** 2 8Microbiology w/Lab 1 4General Biology or Zoology w/Lab 1 4College Algebra 1 3Fine Arts 1 3Speech 1 3General Psychology 1 3Intro to Sociology 1 3Nutrition 1 3Abnormal, Child, Adolescent, Education, or 1 3

Developmental Psychology __

57For Questions concerning substitution of classes, please contact Christi Hardy in the Registrar’s office: 601-815-9310

* One course in anatomy plus one course in physiology or anatomy and physiology combined for two courses.

** Chemistry I and II OR Chemistry I and a second course in Organic/Biochemistry


Evaluation Criteria:

*Overall Required GPA *ACT *Interview *Completion of Required Courses

(status of completed courses, withdrawals, repeats, advanced degrees, and dental experience are considered here)

*Hands-on (tests dexterity, hand-eye coordination, precision

and steadiness, visual-motor coordination, ability to follow directions)


The Interview:

• Students who meet the minimal requirements and have a complete application form will be interviewed. Interviews are typically held the first Friday in March.

• Interviewers are asked to recuse themselves from interviewing any family members and/or applicants with whom they are familiar.


Interview Schedule:

• Applicants are scheduled approximately:

– 15-20 minutes for interview (2 from interview committee)

– 30 minutes for “hands-on” testing


Applicant Selection:

• Scores for each applicant are placed into a computer ranking formula. A relative total score in which each sub-component of the score is valued based on the item’s upper limit, the percentage allocated, and the applicant’s score for that item is utilized to rank applicants. The committee admits the top students (approximately 25) based on the rankings.

• An additional five students are selected as alternates into the program based upon these same rankings.


Applicant Notification & Registration:

• All students are notified of their status as accepted contingent upon course completions, alternate, or rejected by the Office of Student Records and the Registrar.


Reasons to Attend UMCfor Dental Hygiene:

• Bachelor of Science degree awarded (the only DH program in the state of MS that offers a BS)

• State-of-the-art facilities (including rotation sites)

• Hands-on clinical training• Student support• High quality education

Dental Hygiene Curriculum:


JUNIOR YEAR: SENIOR YEAR:

Fall Semester DH405 Patient Care II 3

DH412 Pharmacology 3

DH416 Oral Pathology 2

DH418 Dental Hygiene Principles and Practice III 2

DH431 Periodontics II 2

DH435 Community Dental Health I 1

DH438 Oral Health Research I 1

Total Semester Hours 14

Spring Semester DH429 Practice Management 3

DH432 Dental Hygiene Principles and Practice IV 2

DH433 Patient Care III 4

DH437 Community Dental Health II 2

DH439 Oral Health Research II 1


Fall Semester DH305 Dental Hygiene Instrumentation 3

DH306 Medical Terminology 3

DH309 Dental Anatomy 2

DH313 Radiology I 2

DH315 Oral Histology and Embryology 2

DH321 Head and Neck Anatomy 2

DH332 Scientific Foundations 3


Spring Semester DH312 Primary Preventive Oral Health 3

DH316 Pathophysiology 3

DH317 Medical Emergencies Related to the Dentist Office 2

DH318 Dental Hygiene Principles and Practice I 3

DH328 Radiology II 2

DH331 Periodontics I 2


Summer Semester

DH301 Introduction to Research 2

DH326 Dental Hygiene Principles and Practice II 2

DH327 Patient Care I 2

DH337 Anxiety and Pain Management 1

DH336 Biomaterials in Dentistry 2


Dental Hygiene Curriculum:

• Please understand, this is a “lock-step” program. What this means is that all accepted applicants will take the courses provided for them in a specified, sequential order (between 12-19 hours per semester). If a student does not successfully complete what is required per semester (fails 1 course, doesn’t maintain a 2.5 GPA, fails to maintain professional standards, or fails to meet any requirement), the student may be dismissed from the program.



Summary for Applicant:

• Please see website: http://shrp.umc.edu/DH/index.html

• February 15- application deadline– Begin FASFA/ financial aid application anytime after January;

completed FASFA application due March 1

• March (typically 1st Friday in March)- interviews and scoring

• April- students are notified that they are accepted, alternate, or rejected

• August- registration and fall classes

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