In the very

near future, the dental hygienist cleaning your teeth could have received

his or her training in Coweta County.

Coweta County

Board of Education members unanimously approved outfitting a portion of

the Central Education Center for a dental lab.

The board approved

$34,000 in plumbing contracts for the dental lab and Superintendent of

Education Richard Brooks said it will be well worth it.

"We've

had a number of requests for a dental lab at the facility and we're moving

ahead on it," he said.

The dental

lab would allow the school to offer some dental hygiene classes.

In other news,

the Board:

F Approved

additional classes for Central. The school will now offer an introduction

to information technology class and a C++ programming class. Curriculum

coordinator Judy Robinson, Ph.D., said the school system has received

numerous requests for the classes.

F Announced

that summer school starts July 9. The session continues through July 31.

Classes run from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and tuition is $300 per Carnegie unit

of credit.

Driver education

will also be offered at a cost of $175. Non-residents of Coweta County

can take the course for $225, if space is available.