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Dental Assistants; Dental Hygienists; Dental Technicians; Occupational Information; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education

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Includes three articles: "Lending a Hand for Good Dental Health,""A Promising Career Path," and "Dental Laboratory Technicians." Describes careers related to the dental field and the dental programs at various career centers, community colleges, and universities. (JOW)

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Allied Health Occupations; College Students; Community Colleges; Community Needs; Costs; Cultural Pluralism; Curriculum; Dental Assistants; Dental Hygienists; Ethnic Groups; Job Training; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges

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This document describes the curriculum and objectives of the Certificate of Completion in Dental Assisting at Maui Community College, Hawaii. Hawaii is below the national average in oral health care, with as many as 40% of Maui residents being underserved. Dental disease among the uninsured and underinsured in Hawaii is three times the national average. Issues include the lack of fluoridation, inadequate reimbursement for dental care, and the shortage of dental auxiliaries. Additionally, ethnic groups such as Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and those of Filipino ancestry have higher incidence of tooth decay and oral health needs. Data presented here indicate that there will be a need for 50 dental auxiliary employees per year state wide through 2010. The article argues that more than 300 students on lists for nursing programs will not be admitted to those programs, and the Dental Assisting Program expands options for these students. The projected annual cost for the program was $55,620 in 2002-03 and $58,399 in 2005-2006, with enrollment ranging from 11 in the first semester to 24 in fall 2005. The study assumes that all classes will be full, and that students will attend both full- and part-time. Compares the cost of this program to other Maui Community College programs. (NB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Standards; Adult Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Behavioral Objectives; Competency Based Education; Dental Assistants; Dental Evaluation; Dental Health; Employment Qualifications; Job Skills; Performance; Performance Based Assessment; Postsecondary Education; Program Content; Secondary Education; State Standards; Student Evaluation

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These Illinois skill standards for dental assistant are intended to serve as a guide to workforce preparation program providers as they define content for their programs and to employers as the establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition. They could also serve as a mechanism for communication among education, business, industry, and labor. An introduction provides a sample format and occupational earnings and employment information. Each skill standard contains these components: performance area; coding that identifies the state, fiscal year in which the standard was endorsed, subcouncil abbreviation, cluster abbreviation, and standard number; conditions of performance; work to be performed; performance criteria; performance elements; and performance assessment criteria, including product and process. The 112 skill standards are categorized into these 15 areas: infection control (17 standards); patient/client preparation (9); basic chairside functions (7); advanced chairside functions (10); expanded chairside functions (3); preventive procedures (8); dental imaging (13); restorative procedures (2); prosthodontics (8); endodontics (4); oral and maxillofacial surgery (7); orthodontics (7); instrument maintenance (9); communication (3); and management functions (5). (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Adult Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Competence; Competency Based Education; Degrees (Academic); Dental Assistants; Dental Evaluation; Educational Certificates; Graduation Requirements; Integrated Curriculum; Job Skills; Labor Force Development; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; State Programs; Statewide Planning

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This document contains an introduction to the Ohio Integrated Technical and Academic Competency (ITAC) and Specialization ITAC; an overview of the dental assistant occupation; a list acknowledging professionals who helped develop the competency list; and the comprehensive list of the professional or occupational competencies deemed essential for graduates to be able to perform proficiently when they graduate from an Ohio specialization workforce development program for dental assistants. The introduction explains the following: (1) critical academic, employability, and information technology skills have been integrated throughout the list to support the technical skills; (2) the competency profile can be used as the basis for curriculum development in Ohio's secondary, adult, and postsecondary programs; and (3) the specialization competency profile is organized so that it can be clustered or grouped in a modular approach. The overview of the occupation, addressed to the reader considering preparing to be a dental assistant, describes general duties, some specific tasks, employment opportunities, length of program, type of program (classroom instruction and/or work experience), and types of certificates and/or degrees. The competencies are grouped under broader skills that are, in turn, categorized under these 13 major topics: dental assistant orientation; dental anatomy; infection control and hazards management; general health; emergency procedures; preventive dental assisting procedures; chairside assistance; dental specialties; dental laboratory procedures; dental office procedures; radiographic procedures; communications; and professionalism. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Demography; Dental Assistants; Dental Hygienists; Dental Technicians; Dentistry; Enrollment Trends; Medical Education; Medical School Faculty; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis

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Presents and discusses data on the allied dental workforce and allied dental education, including number of education programs; applications, first-year enrollment, and capacity; number of graduates; gender, race, and ethnicity; cost of education; and faculty. (EV)

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Academic Education; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Classroom Techniques; Communications; Dental Assistants; Education Work Relationship; Educational Resources; Integrated Curriculum; Internet; Job Skills; Learning Activities; Mathematics; Medical Assistants; Nurses Aides; Occupational Information; Performance Based Assessment; Postsecondary Education; Sciences; Teaching Guides; Teaching Methods; Tech Prep; Vocational Education

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This Ideabook is designed to help vocational/tech prep and applied academics teachers plan and present their subject matter in a more integrated way. Section 1 discusses integrating the curriculum, rationale for using the curriculum, and how the book helps teachers modify their instructional programs to more closely match demands and realities of the real world. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) competencies and SCANS foundation skills and qualities are listed. Section 2 looks at the three levels of integration: infusion; linked; and multidisciplinary. Section 3 presents strategies and activities a teacher can use to make academic instruction more integrated, divided into these areas: teach thinking strategies; use authentic assessment tools; use rubrics and periodicals; simulate the workplace; incorporate projects; use demonstrations and discovery; use planning tools that support integration; and devise joint plans with other teachers. Section 4, focusing on the information superhighway, covers the Internet, World Wide Web, e-mail, newsgroups, mailing lists, and Web sites. Section 5 describes curricular resources for applied communications, mathematics, and science; applied communications; applied mathematics and science; applied mathematics; applied science. Contact information is also provided. Section 6 contains excerpts from the Occupational Competency Analysis Profile for diversified health occupations. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Achievement; Academic Education; Administrator Attitudes; Adolescents; Agricultural Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Apprenticeships; Biotechnology; Career Choice; Community Colleges; Consumer Education; Consumer Science; Dental Assistants; Distance Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Employment Patterns; Family Life Education; High Risk Students; Higher Education; Home Economics; Information Technology; Mathematics Education; Mild Mental Retardation; National Standards; Performance Based Assessment; Science Instruction; Secondary Education; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Sex Differences; Student Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Tech Prep; Technical Institutes; Vocational Adjustment; Vocational Education; Vocational Education Teachers

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This proceedings includes the following papers and carousel presentations: "Information Technology Related Career Development Needs of Secondary Vocational Teachers" (Joe W. Kotrlik, Betty C. Harrison, Donna H. Redmann, Cindy S. Handley); "Do Gender and Academic Risk Matter? Influences on Career Decision Making and Occupational Choice in Early Adolescence" (Jay W. Rojewski, Roger B. Hill); "Factors Perceived to Influence the Use of the Program of Activities" (Robert M. Torres, Thomas J. Dormody); "Sources of Influence on Students' Enrollment Decision in Post-secondary Vocational-Technical Education" (Brian A. Sandford, Robert M. Torres); "Linking the NCTM [National Council of Teachers of Mathematics] Standards to Emerging Vocationalism: A Promising Equation?" (Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes); "Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: An Investigation of the Attitudes and Curricular Values of Administrators and Faculty in the Wisconsin Technical College System" (Jerrilyn A. Brewer); "Gatekeepers of Family and Consumer Sciences/Secondary Home Economics Programs" (Susan K. Webber); "The Role of Social Awareness in the Employment Success of Adolescents with Mild Mental Retardation" (Rhonda S. Black, Jay W. Rojewski); "Motivational Needs of Students Enrolled in Agricultural Education Programs in Georgia" (Jeff Turner, Ray V. Herren); "Impact of Environmental Variables on Community College Dental Assisting Students Who Are At Risk" (Debra S. Daniels); "Student Perceptions of the Affective Experiences Encountered in Distance Learning Courses" (J.D. Thomerson); "Teacher Preparation for Workplace Skill Instruction" (Marcia A. Anderson); "Lessons Learned from an Analysis of Youth Apprenticeship Programs" (Clifton L. Smith); "Evaluating and Improving Tech Prep: The Minnesota Self-Assessment Model" (David J. Pucel, James Brown); "Teacher Characteristics and Activities that Contribute to Students' School-to-Work Transition" (B. June Schmidt, Curtis R. Finch); "Perceptions on Delivery of Biotechnology Instruction" (Dan Brown, Mike Kemp); "Linking the NCTM Standards and Career Curricula: Is Your School Ready?" (Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes); "Model Preservice Teacher Education Program for Agricultural Education" (Kirk A. Swortzel); "A Qualitative Evaluation of Temple University's Program VITAL, a Field-Based, Performance-Based Vocational Teacher Education Program" (Gloria Heberley); and "A Longitudinal Study of Classroom Problems and Strategies" (Betsy Orr, Cecelia Thompson, Dale Thompson). Many papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Education; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Basic Skills; Communication Skills; Competence; Competency Based Education; Dental Assistants; Fine Arts; Health Education; High Schools; Integrated Curriculum; Learning Activities; Mathematics Skills; Medical Assistants; Nurses Aides; Physical Education; Postsecondary Education; Science Process Skills; Social Studies; Standards; Teaching Guides

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This publication consists of the main and mini reports for Missouri's Show-Me Standards and vocational education competencies for health occupations. This database documents the common ground between academic skills and vocational competencies. Both components of the Show-Me Standards--knowledge (content) and performance (process)--have been cross-referenced to the vocational competency lists included in this database. Both reports begin with terms and definitions, competency lists available, and table of contents to activities available in all areas. The main report then provides the cross reference to the show-me standards for the following: dental aide; health care assistant; and nurse assistant/aide. The duty band and task statement are correlated to knowledge and performance as well as academic skills: math, communication arts, science, social studies, health/physical education, and fine arts. All are identified by letters and/or numbers. The mini report's cross-reference to Show-Me Standards uses words in its correlation of duty bands and task statements to knowledge (content) and performance (goals). Duty bands, task statements, knowledge, and performance are presented in statement format. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Behavioral Objectives; Career Awareness; Career Exploration; Community Colleges; Competence; Competency Based Education; Computers; Core Curriculum; Dental Assistants; Dental Evaluation; Dental Health; Dental Hygienists; Dental Technicians; Educational Equipment; Leadership; Radiology; State Curriculum Guides; Statewide Planning; Technical Institutes; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education

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This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the dental assisting technology program. Presented in the introductory section are a description of the program and suggested course sequence. Section I lists baseline competencies. Section II consists of the curriculum guides for three categories of courses for dental assisting technology: (1) dental assisting technology courses--orientation, materials, dental science I, chairside assisting I, dental radiology I, practice management, dental science II, clinical experience I, dental radiology II, chairside assisting II, dental health education, clinical experience II, and chairside assisting III; (2)related vocational-technical course--fundamentals of microcomputer applications; and (3) related academic courses--English composition I and II, oral communications (principles of speech), anatomy and physiology I and II, general biology I and II, microbiology, general chemistry I, general chemistry laboratory I, general chemistry II, general chemistry laboratory II, principles of chemistry I and II, general psychology I, nutrition, college algebra, survey of physics I, trigonometry, introduction to computer concepts, and music appreciation. Each course outline contains some/all of the following: course name and abbreviation; course classification; course description; prerequisites; and competencies and suggested objectives. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles for both courses. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Allied Health Personnel; Competence; Competency Based Education; Dental Assistants; Dental Hygienists; Emergency Medical Technicians; Employment Qualifications; Fire Fighters; Human Services; Job Skills; Law Enforcement; Medical Assistants; Occupational Clusters; Occupational Information; Office Occupations Education; Parks; Postsecondary Education; Radiology; Recreational Facilities; Recreational Programs; Secondary Education; Task Analysis; Vocational Education

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This publication contains worker task lists and supplementary information for eight occupations in the health and human services cluster: (1) criminal justice; (2) protective services; (3) dental assistant; (4) dental hygienist; (5) diagnostic medical sonographer; (6) medical office assistant; (7) fire medic; and (8) parks and recreation manager. The task lists were generated through the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process and/or by analysis by a panel of experts. The following supplementary information is provided for seven of the occupations: (1) criminal justice--traits/attitudes, knowledge, skills, and education, and trends; (2) protective services--knowledge and skills; (3) dental assistant--traits and attitudes, knowledge and skills; (4) dental hygienist---traits and attitudes, knowledge and skills; (5) sonographer---traits and attitudes, knowledge and skills, trends, certification/professional associations, core competencies, education and careers; (6) medical office assistant---traits and attitudes, knowledge and skills, equipment, tools, and supplies; and (7) parks and recreation manager---traits and attitudes, knowledge and skills, professional affiliations/certification, equipment, core competencies, career ladder, secondary school coursework, and trends. (KC) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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