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PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS
The application procedure must be followed:
1. Complete a KCTCS application for admission to the college
and send it to West Kentucky Community and Technical
College for dental assisting or Henderson
Community College for dental hygiene.
2. Complete the DA/DH application for admission to the program
and send it to West Kentucky Community and Technical
College for dental assisting or Henderson
Community College for dental hygiene.
Make sure you complete ALL sections of each application.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for admission.
The deadline for receipt of all application materials is
March 1.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION
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- If you are:
- (a)
A first time student: you must request your high
school to send an official transcript covering all work
completed at the time of application to the institution
you wish to attend. If you are a current high school student,
your present transcript must be received by the application
deadline followed by a final transcript upon graduation.
If you are not a high school graduate, you must supply
an official copy of your GED test scores or an official
high school equivalency certification. You must also provide
the Admissions Office with your ACT scores.
- (b)
A transfer student: you must have an official transcript
of your college or university course work sent to the
institution in which you are applying. A transfer student
is one who has attempted course work at another regionally
accredited college or university outside of the KCTCS
system. Any student seeking admission as a transfer student
must be eligible to return to their previous institution
before acceptance to the new institution can be attained.
The transfer student must also submit an official high
school transcript and ACT scores.
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Complete the application for the Dental Assisting/Dental
Hygiene Program.
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Complete the Dental Experience Form after you have
completed 4 hours of observation in a private dental
office.
- · All prospective
students must submit all of the required information to
the address of the institution you wish to attend regardless
of any previous applications that had been submitted in
the past.
- Submit required information for dental assisting to:
- West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Allied Health Admissions - Dental
P.O. Box 7380
Paducah, KY 42002-7380
ATTN: Pam Paxton
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Preference
Categories
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Admission to the program, whether it
is for Dental Assisting or Dental Hygiene is accomplished
through a selective admissions process. The selection
committee determines academic eligibility and ranks
the applicants in their chosen field of study. Once
the class has been accepted, names of the other candidates
are placed on an alternate list and are notified if
vacancies occur. A candidate's rank is confidential
until such time as a vacancy occurs. Listed below
are categories that may be used to rank students who
meet or surpass the stated preferences.
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Dental Assisting Admission
Preferences
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1. Applicants
with an ACTE composite score of 18 or above
or the equivalent on the COMPASS exam,
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2. Applicants
who have completed 6 or more credit hours in
the approved curriculum with a cumulative GPA
or 3.0 or better,
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3. Applicants
with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in postsecondary
education or training,
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4. Applicants
who have completed
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a. BIO
135
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(BSL 107)
Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory
or
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b. BIO
130
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(BSL 109) Aspects of
Human Biology or
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c. BIO
137
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(BSL 110)
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BIO
139 (BSL 111) Human Anatomy and Physiology
II with a grade of "C" or better,
and/or
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5. Kentucky residents and applicants within the college service area.
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Dental Hygiene
Admission Preferences
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1. Applicants
with an ACTE composite score of 20 or above
or the equivalent on the COMPASS exam,
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2. Applicants
who have completed 12 or more credit hours in
the approved curriculum with a cumulative GPA
of 3.0 or better,
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3. Applicants
with a cumulative GPA or 3.0 or better in postsecondary
education or training,
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4. Applicants
who have completed
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a. ENG
101
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Writing
I
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b. BIO
137
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Human
Anatomy and Physiology I,
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c. BIO
139
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Human
Anatomy and Physiology II,
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d. BIO
225
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Medical
Microbiology with Lab or BIO 227 Principles
of Microbiology with Lab with a grade
of "C" or better,
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5. Kentucky residents
and applicants within the college service area,
and/or
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6. Applicants who have completed
the KCTCS Dental Assisting career track.
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Forms
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You can print out the following forms:
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General School Applications
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