The Radiation Safety Certificate offers a curriculum that provides the student with the appropriate academic instruction to achieve eligibility for the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examiners written examination, and the Western Regional Examining Board Examination (WREB) for licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist, qualifying the candidate as stipulated in the California Dental Practice Act. A Certificate of Completion of Radiation Safety shall be issued after a student has achieved both procedures to clinical competency and successful passed the courses. The Dental Board of California set forth the requirements and the California Code of Regulations of 16 CCR 1014.1.In order to earn this certificate, 50% of the coursework must be completed at Cypress College. The certificate requires a total of 10 units.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✓ OUTCOME 1: Be able to provide patients safety utilizing radiography equipment utilizing knowledge, skills, and values.

✓ OUTCOME 2: Serve in professional relationships within the community in which they serve.

✓ OUTCOME 3: Participate in a relationship amongst the allied health care team.

✓ OUTCOME 4: Be prepared to provide professional knowledge of and compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, Law and Ethics, Dental Hygiene Board of California, and local regulatory guidelines.

✓ OUTCOME 5: Adhere to professional sensitivity to the patient’s autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence principles of ethical practice.