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Welcome to the Shasta College Health Sciences Division! Tonight’s information session: Dental Hygiene program Application process Thank you for attending

SHASTA COLLEGE DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM Application Process Charles Cort Dental Hygiene Program Director 11/29/2021

Information Sessions Information sessions will be held once a year in the fall. Application filing periods will open approximately four months after the Information Session. Please visit the Dental Hygiene website for specific dates.

Applications Applications for the 2022 filing period are now available at www.shastacollege.edu/hsup under “Forms & Packets” 2022 application filing period: February 7, 2022 to February 25, 2022 at 4pm Applications will be time stamped as they are received. All packets turned in on a given day will receive a randomized log-in number. Applications are accepted in-person or via mail. Mailed applications must be postmarked within the application period. Invitations will be sent out by April 15th at the latest – top 12 points are invited Three alternates are also chosen Disqualified students and students who are not selected will also be notified at this time Classes start August 2022

Make a Counseling Appointment Melinda Marlatt or Sue Loring Shasta College Counselor In order to schedule an appointment, you MUST have a Shasta College student ID number. To obtain a Shasta College student ID number, you will need to apply for admission with Shasta College To schedule an appointment, call (530) 339-3600 or go online Go to Shasta college web site. Search for counseling On the left side of the screen, click on “Counseling Appointments” Click on “Schedule Appointment” for Health Sciences

Application Requirements Complete high school or equivalent Must submit official transcript Complete Prerequisite Requirements Must submit official transcript except for Shasta College No in-progress classes will be accepted An overall minimum 2.5 GPA is required. Online labs are not accepted, unless taken between Spring of 2020 and Fall of 2021 under the COVID-19 waiver. Complete all required Clinical Requirements (immunizations or titers)

Why Do You Need Clinical Requirements? All of our programs include clinical experiences as an essential component of the program. In order to provide opportunities to adequately learn necessary skills and apply theory in an actual clinical setting, we partner with healthcare agencies in our community for clinical experiences within their organizations. These clinical requirements are set by our clinical partners – we are guests in their houses and must abide by their rules.

What’s Required for Application? Vaccination only Vaccination OR Titer Titer only Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (TDaP) Varicella Hepatitis B Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) For Hepatitis B, there are many kinds of titers - be sure to get the surface antibody titer Proof of one-time dose as an adult. A TDaP is good for 10 years. If your TDaP is older than 10 years, you can receive a Td booster Submit proof of your original TDaP and the Td booster Proof of either the 2-dose vaccination series OR proof of a titer showing positive immunity Both Varicella and MMR are 2-dose vaccination series; the 2 doses are given at least 4 weeks apart. If you wish to get a titer after receiving the 2 doses, you must wait a minimum of 4 weeks but ideally 6-8 weeks after your final dose. Titers must be: quantitative, IgG, showing positive immunity

Titer Questions How to Get Titers 1. Obtain a lab order You must have a written order from a provider to have titers drawn: You can go to your primary care provider, or if you don’t have one, You may visit websites like schooltiters.com or requestatest.com to have a lab order emailed to you 2. Go to a lab to have blood drawn Titers must be quantitative IgG titers. Hepatitis B titer must be the surface antibody. Unsure if your titers fit the requirements? Email a copy to [email protected] for review. Only quantitative titer results with reference ranges will be accepted with program application.

Sample Titer Report