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Eastern Iowa Community College District Catalog 2004 - 2006

Career Technologies   Dental Hygiene     This program is available as a result of a partnership with Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This partnership gives the student the opportunity to take many of their classes (41 credits) through Eastern Iowa Community College District. Once accepted into the Kirkwood program, the student will take dental hygiene related classes in Cedar Rapids and may be placed in the practicum sites in the Eastern Iowa Community College District.   NOTE:  Enrollment is limited and entrance is restricted to the fall semester. In addition to the general admission requirements of the college, applicants must meet specific program admission criteria. Each fall six EICCD students start the program at KCC. These six are selected during the interview phase in the spring, prior to admittance into the Dental Hygiene program.     PREREQUISITE COURSES: CREDITS CH:110     Basic Chemistry 4 OR     CH:120 General Chemistry 4 MA:132 Math for Liberal Arts 3 CS:114 Microcomputer Applications 3 BI:181 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 BI:182 Anatomy and Physiology II 4   Humanities Elective 3   After completion of the above courses, the student may be considered for the next fall class by setting up an interview -- see program admission criteria.     Additional General Education courses can be taken at CCC, MCC and SCC: CH:115     Basic Organic and Biological Chemistry     4 BI:176 Principles of Microbiology 4 OR     BI:203 General Microbiology 4 SP:106 Principles of Speech 3 SO:100 Principles of Sociology 3 EN:105 English Composition I 3 PY:105 General Psychology 3     © EICCD | 306 West River Drive Davenport, IA 52801 | For Information call: 1-800-462-3255 eiccinfo@eicc.edu