Community Dental Health Coordinator

You must be a Registered Dental Hygienist or Certified Dental Assistant and are required to provide documentation of licensure or certification according to your state's Dental Practice Act. You must also meet the following criteria:

• Ability to fully participate in classroom, laboratory, and clinical setting program activities
• Allied Health Program Policy documents completed and submitted
• Submitted current supplemental background checks

Dental Assistants must document certain clinical competencies before applying to the program and must be in compliance with the Dental Practice Act in their respective state. Documentation of these skills should be recorded on part 2 of the application:

• Ability to take radiographs
• Ability to place fluoride
• Ability to perform coronal polishing
• Ability to identify suspicious lesions

Applicants who enroll in the Community Dental Health Coordination (CDHC) program will be exposed to blood-borne and infectious diseases. The program strictly adheres to established policies and procedures regarding infection control as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American Dental Association, The Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Depending on the internship site selected, you may be required to have current proof of immunizations for that site. However, immunizations are not required to enroll in the CDHC program.

Healthcare program students are required to complete a CPR Basic Life Support course. CPR certification must include infant, child, and adult, 1 and 2 man rescuer, AED, and evidence of a hands-on skills component.