Tampa Bay Tech High School - Titan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Dental Stresses Specific Procedures ■Jt Sherry Armstrong assists Dr Bennie with patient Dental Students Obtain Experience The increasing demand for Dental services makes the well trained Dental Assistant a very important commodity. Good grooming and a good personal appearance are just a few of the qualities stressed to any students interested in Dental training. All students must possess a working knowledge of general office procedures, as well as all the necessary techniques involved in dental work. Any students wishing to enter this shop must spend six weeks of the sum- mer prior to their senior year, learning spe- cific clinical procedures. Dr. Bennie and Mr. Maya competently instruct srudents in all the areas necessary to become a dental assistant. Dr. France, an intern in the dental clinic, works on the patients in the clinic and senior dental stu- dents assist the doctors in their work and gain the valuable practical experience necessary in their training. Upon graduation, srudents are qualified to become Dental Assistants, Dental Laboratory Technicians, and with additional training Dental Hygienist. Egyptian writings dating back to the 18th cenrury B.C. contain prescriptions for the treatment of toothache and swelling of the gums. Archeologists have unearthed crowns and bridges made by Etruscans in the 7th cen- tury B.C. which, though crude, are remark- ably good. Rhonda Layer and Dr France Denise Unnje prepares Denial Assistant 33

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Data Processing Serves the Students In 1 776 Joseph Jacquard u as completing his invention of a loom control card which was punched with round holes and used to control the Hearing of figured fabrit s. Mr Moll, Mrs Whipple and Mr Craddock d Chcri Stogsdill works patiently In the computerized society in which we live, many opportunities exist for those trained in Data Processing. Mr. Craddock, Mr. Moll and Mrs. Whipple instruct students in the areas of automatic machines and unit record and computer theory. In their sopho- more and junior years, students desiring Data Processing, take Business Education courses along with their academic subjects. In their senior year, stud ents spend three hours in Data Processing Shop and two hours in Cleri- cal VOE. The jobs Data performs for the school include counting votes for Homecom- ing Queen and Mr. and Miss Titan and com- piling the daily absentees. They also supply the Yearbook Staff with thousands of print- outs and IBM cards for book sales. Data students h.ird .it work

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Diesel Takes on the Big Jobs Students with physical strength, good manual dexterity, and above average mechani- cal ability may enter the Deisel Shop. The major emphasis is on the maintenance and repair of Deisel Engines and the study of their components. Mr. Melrose and Mr. Benz are the instruc- tors who prepare the students for the jobs of Deisel Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Mechanic, and Truck Mechanic, and many other related occupations. The graduate of this has an exciting furure ahead. Ben Long repairs a deck winch. i Luluus Otto l itill the first engine in which the charge was compressed in the cylinder before burning. This litis the engine that Rudolf Diesel undertook to improve when lie started the experiments thai led to the diesel engine. Need help? asked Mr Melrose He has time interested students Mr Ben explains to Danny Cribbs h