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Description:
The study of ethics, jurisprudence, business practices, finance, management, and policy creation for oral health care professionals, programs and businesses. This course examines current societal and professional issues and their impact on dental hygiene business practices and management. The course covers the following areas: planning, strategy and leadership, legal and ethical issues affecting businesses in the oral health care sector, financial statements, and personnel considerations. The course prepares students to take the California Dental Hygiene Law & Ethics exam, required for licensing as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Intended for students in the Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Degree Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
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Prerequisite:
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Corequisite:
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Advisory:
Advisory: Not open to students with credit in D H 64.
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Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
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Hours:
3 hours lecture per week. 36 hours total per quarter.
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Foothill GE Area:English
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Transferability:
CSU
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Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
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Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
There is a selective admission process to enroll in Dental Hygiene courses, except for DH200L which is open to all students. For an application, call (650) 949-7538.
