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

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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

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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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Health Service Trains Nurses ' Aides It was the pioneer efforts of Flor- ence Nightingale in the mid-1800 ' s that brought about the recognition of nursing as a technical profession. S) stenotic training for nurses began in the last half of 19th century. In 1872 the first class of scientifically trained nurses was graduated in the United States. Debbie takes Gay ' s blood pressure. Health Service Aide is a new addition to the TBT shops. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Weissing make up the teaching team for the Health Service Aide Program. Neatness and honesty are musts to enter the field. Students are schooled in medical terminology, anatomy and psychology as well as basic aide proce- dures. After graduation and some additional training, students may become aides to regis- tered nurses, medical doctors, veterinarians and are eligible for other linking occupations. TBT ' s students had an active part in helping with the Health-O-Rama and will work in various health facilities to see what area of health interests them. Health Service Aide 35