Library Policy Statements

I. PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Dental Hygiene program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is the only program of its kind offered in the state. It offers the educational preparation needed by dental hygienists to provide oral health care and education to the people of Hawaii and the Pacific. The program offers a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. In addition to dental hygiene courses, students take basic science and liberal arts courses, e.g. biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, food science and human nutrition, English, psychology, sociology and speech.

The bachelor of science in dental hygiene offers professional training to broaden and deepen knowledge and skills, as well as a foundation for personal and professional development. The dental hygiene program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, American Dental Association.

II. COORDINATION OF COLLECTING RESPONSIBILITIES

Hamilton Library collects in all fields of interest to the department. The Sinclair A-V collection and Reserve Book Room are used by the department. The John A. Burns School of Medicine Library Resource Center is also open to dental hygiene students and faculty. Other collections used by both faculty and students include Tripler Medical Library, and St. Francis Medical Library.

III. GUIDELINES TO MATERIALS COLLECTED OR EXCLUDED

Language:

Only English language material is collected.

Chronological:

No limitations, but the emphasis is on current theories and research.

Geographic:

No Limitations.

Date of Publication:

Current material is most important; gaps are filled as.

Types/Formats of Materials Collected:

Monographs and serials (electronic access, if available) on current research in the field; upper level textbooks; government publications; conference proceedings; selected United States and foreign dissertations; indexes, abstracts and bibliographies (paper/electronic); handbooks and dictionaries. Excluded are manuscripts, reprints of articles within serials, house organs, and private and company files.

Treatment:

Historical; primary sources and documents; applications, practices and methods; computer-related; biographical; reference and bibliographical; statistical and mathematical; textbooks; professional and applied training; and reports on scientific experimental results.

Date compiled: 7/01 Compiler: Paul Wermager