Step 3
Complete the Dental Hygiene program’s admission
form. Include the signed Bloodborne Pathogen Policy
with your application. Applications will be accepted
after July 1, 2016 and must be received on or
before August 15, 2016. Prerequisite courses must
be completed, in progress or the student must be
enrolled for the fall semester to be able to complete
all prerequisite courses prior to acceptance into
the dental hygiene program. All courses completed
by the application deadline will be awarded points
according to the attached criteria. For points to be
awarded for completed summer semester courses,
students must submit a copy of unofficial transcripts,
grade reports or verification by the course instructor
to the dental hygiene program on or before August
25th. Official transcripts must also be requested and
sent to the Student Records office.
Step 4
If the applicant is accepted into the program, proof
of the following additional requirements must be
submitted to the dental hygiene program by the dates
stipulated in the conditional acceptance letter:
a. Documentation of LCCC application and
acceptance for Admission to the institution.
Applicants must request and send official
transcripts from high school and from each college
previously attended. GED recipients must request
an official score report and have it sent. NOTE:
Student copies of the college transcripts must be
attached and submitted with the Dental Hygiene
Program Application.
b. Completed acceptance form
c. Dental Hygiene Program fee deposit of $3,375.00
d. Verification of current vaccinations and titers
(Hepatitis B, Rubella, Rubeola, Diptheria, Tetanus,
MMR, Varicella). A current TB test (PPD) will need
to be completed prior to beginning clinic in March.
Students must maintain current TB testing at all
times while in the Dental Hygiene Program.
e. A copy of both sides of a current American
Heart Association certification card in Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation for Health Care Providers.
(Note: Other organization’s certification is NOT
acceptable.) Students must maintain current
Health Care Provider CPR certification at all times
while in the Dental Hygiene Program.
f. A verification form related to personal health
insurance. All students admitted to the Dental
Hygiene Program are expected to be responsible
for personal health costs. Students are not covered
by worker’s compensation because they are not
employees of LCCC or any clinical sites.
g. Acceptable chemical impairment screening
and criminal background checks are required.
Chemical impairment may compromise both
the educational process and patient safety. Early
identification, evaluation and treatment are in
the best interest of our students and the patients
they serve. In addition, clinical sites may require
random drug testing and/or drug testing for
reasonable cause. Generally, the urine drug test
screens for alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or
drugs that impair judgment while in the clinical
site, classroom or participating in program
activities. Testing positive on the screening, or
evidence of tampering with a specimen, will
disqualify a student from participating in program
assignments.
Dental health professionals may be exposed to blood
borne pathogens/contagious diseases, therefore,
strict compliance with Centers of Disease Control
(CDC) and OSHA standards are maintained.
Although diseases may be encountered, research
indicates that risks are negligible when optimal
infection control is practiced. Policies on blood borne
and infectious diseases are available upon request
from the Dental Hygiene Program.
In addition to drug screening, for the safety of
patients and health care workers, child abuse
clearance and criminal background checks are
required prior to a clinical assignment. Certain
criminal activity as evidenced by a criminal
background check may also disqualify a student from
clinical participation.
Students are advised that the inability to gain clinical
education experiences can result in the inability to
meet program objectives and outcomes. These
circumstances may prevent final acceptance into and/
or progression through the program, and ultimately
result in dismissal from the program.
The complete Chemical Impairment and Background
Check Policy is available online and from the
Dental Hygiene Director and will be explained
during orientation. Every student admitted to the
program will be required to abide by the policy and
acknowledge agreement with the policy in order to be
accepted into the program.
