Administration of Local Anesthesia, Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Analgesia and Periodontal Soft Tissue Curettage Certificate

PROGRAM CODE: 1C40708
Financial Aid Eligible

The Administration of Local Anesthesia, Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Analgesia and Periodontal Soft Tissue Curettage Certificate offers a curriculum that provides the student with the appropriate academic instruction to achieve eligibility for the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examiners written examination, and the CDCA/WREB/CITA (ADEX) Dental Hygiene clinical examination for licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist, qualifying the candidate as stipulated by the Dental Hygiene Board of California. A Certificate of Completion shall be issued “Certification in Administration of Local Anesthesia, Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Analgesia and Periodontal Soft Tissue Curettage (SLN) after a student has achieved clinical competency of the three procedures. The Dental Hygiene Board of California set forth the requirements and the California Code of Regulations. 16 CCR 1107.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

OUTCOME 1: Be able to provide patients with dental hygiene process of care in disease prevention and oral health promotion utilizing knowledge, skills, and values.

OUTCOME 2: Serve in professional relationships within the community in which they serve.

OUTCOME 3: Participate in a relationship amongst the allied health care team.

OUTCOME 4: Be prepared to provide professional knowledge of and compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, Law and Ethics, Dental Hygiene Board of California, and local regulatory guidelines.

OUTCOME 5: Adhere to professional sensitivity to the patient’s autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence principles of ethical practice.

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