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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM DEGREE 0 deEial h y wins funds fc r DSU BY TAYLOR LEWIS A student senate. started when Lisa Welch, the senior clinic coordIt all inator and assistant professor, said she read "The Blazer gest," which had information .itgarding a student leg,islation I ;: '' I, , - -, , w al ' I' I will its ..." ft -.- r .; s VV Ii ...., , ,- ', . 1 ,..., 4 , ( , t ,......,, 1 Le I ,4 tss , .4, Si 2 nly 4 '4".". A , 't by .S. ..,,,4:1'"11 -- l f " 12P1164.......- C S) --- I, - ' :,''''., ir, 1(.,. , s . , Rom S Noyes, i r see $L000 e Rebecca Weiss, a senior dental hygiene major from St. George, and assisted senior dental hygiene major from Surprise Arizona, on patient Jordan Mae a senior dental hygiene major from Cleveland, Utah. The dental hygiene program,won to purchase the Handy 3.0 which is slated to revolutionize the dental hygiene left, Ash lee Nelson, a degree," Mangus said. To read Ryann Heinlen's full article on the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, visit Corrections from Jan. 18, 201 7 issue: The man photographed in the "DSU alumnus selected to climb Mt. Everest" article is Jon Platten, not John Platten. 11 The DSU men's basketball player photographed in the sports section is sophomore forward Quincy Mathews, not junior guard Trevor Hill. p.m. Air-Flo- w 5-- higher degree." D 1.1 would need to add three courses to obtain a Bach am. and Tuesday through Thursday 8 am. to 4 am. to Enrollment Plan" published by the university in 2014, DSU is projected to grow 3 percent each year with the art department growing percent based off the data obtained over the past three years. "We think it could increase student enrollment at DSU because of the status of the felt like home because it's close to home and it's familiar. But I have honestly thought about leaving, even though it pulls at my heartstrings. I would probably transfer after my associate's to pursue a very supervised environment so they can say, 'Hey I know how to use this"and be more marketable," Points said. For those interested in getting their teeth cleaned by DSU's Public Dental Hygiene Clinic, teeth cleanings cost $25 for students and faculty. to schedCall ule an appointment, which is located at the Russell C. Taylor Health Science Building. The clinic is open Monday 8 A --. ,,......,.: 4,, ,,,,,,.0.? under- w ? ' students would consider going elsewhere to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts. "Originally, I wanted to be an art teacher, but as I continue on, I want to go more into animation," said Morgan Mechem, a freshman art major from Hurricane. "Because of that, I need to work more in that field, and I need a higher degree to compete with higher competition and look better on paper." The department reached out to 20 students who have transferred to other schools, and 12 of those students said they left to acquire a Bachelor of Fine Arts. "I chose DM because it felt right," Mechem said. "It neath to clean the gums and cannot be used on crowned teeth. When comparing the two, the Air-FloHandy 3.0 is faster and safer to use on all types of teeth, Weiss said. The Air-HoHandy 3.0 will also be beneficial for the hygienist and patient, Welch said. "It's faster for the clinician so it's less fatigue on their hands, and it's also much more comfortable for patients," Welch said. Dental hygiene students are now required to use the air polisher in their clinical class. "We want to give them the experience of using it in a w Assistant professor Viki Points said the dental hygiene students won second place last semester and were awarded i,-- isn't capable of going 2 Arts." The department surveyed 150 of the 220 visual art students and found 32 percent of the dental hygienist uses a Ditty paste to go around the teeth to remove debris, Weiss said. However, the polishing cup w Welch said. ompetition run by DSU's Student Association Academic Senate. The senate is made up ,." $1,000 to purchase a new subgingival air polisher. The subgingival air polisher is called the Air-HoHandy 3.0, which is capable of going underneath a patient's gums to get rid of bacteria and prevent disease. The Air-HoHandy 3.0 uses a fine powder with a water jet to polish the teeth's surface, Welch said. "It is 100 times better to get bacteria off and the subgingiwd air polisher gets it off better than a normal polishing cup," said Ashlee Weiss, a senior dental hygiene major from St. George. With a mbber polishing cup, are interested in furthering DSI.J , t"... 3 elor of Fine Arts. According to the executive summary, initial funds will not be required, but an extra faculty member will need to be hired. Funds will also need to be acquired for a computer lab in the North Plaza for digital art within the next five years. The total estimated cost is $325,000 "This is going to be a conglomerate degree that allows a student to have more flexibility," said Van Mangus, an adviser in the college of the arts. "But the best part about the Bachelor of Fine Arts is so 12 it has four classes in art history." credits The additional art history credits would allow students to have a more adaptable way to obtain a Master of Fine Arts, Mangus said. This is because a majority of Master of Fine Arts programs are asking for 12 credits of art history instead of the six currently offered. According to the "Strategic ing better artists would select the Bachelor of Fine Arts route. Also, we are the only university in the state that does not have a Bachelor of Fine u iBrilioni ., if73 their academic pursuits. Different departments on campus had to present their proposals and a budget for what they needed to compete in October 2016. "We had been looking at this new polisher because we had just gotten back from a seminar saying how it's going to change the way that we practice dental hygiene," University's dental hygiene program won new equipment to efficiently clean incoming patients' mouths with the help of the )gilEirEci e-,- can help fund students who Dixie State r :s21 of student representatives who tlewisdsn continued from page -- practice. i . . . mp, . 'It I ; I, if i ; IS i e. ' of 4 ' 1 i' t ', !I , k ''t ,. I ( , 1i r , i , I l ., ,, i ,,,,,,,,,, 1,1 ,, ',,,, ,,,e, 1 , Ne ,. 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