Associate of Science with a Concentration in Dental Hygene

(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated.)

A minimum of 29 credit hours of required courses must be completed prior to acceptance into the part-time or full-time program.

First Year—Required Courses (29-33 cr.)

CHEM C101 Elementary Chemistry I and CHEM C121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I (2 cr.)
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
PSY P103 General Psychology
SOC S161 Principles of Sociology
SPCH S121 Public Speaking

Arts and Humanities electives (6 cr.)

(Includes communications, English, fine arts, foreign language, history, music, philosophy, religion, women’s studies, medical terminology, and computer science)

One of the following:
ANAT A210 Elementary Human Anatomy and
PHSL P204 Elementary Human Physiology or
PHSL P261 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (5 cr.)
PHSL P262 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (5 cr.)

Full-Time Program Courses

(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated.)

Second Year—First Semester (15 cr.)

DHYG H214 Oral Anatomy
DHYG H217 Preventive Dentistry (2 cr.)
DHYG H218 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene (5 cr.)
DHYG H224 Oral Histology and Embryology (1 cr.)
DHYG H242 Introduction to Dentistry (1 cr.)
MICR M250 Microbial Cell Biology

Second Year—Second Semester (17 cr.)

DHYG H205 Medical and Dental Emergencies (1 cr.)
DHYG H211 Head and Neck Anatomy (2 cr.)
DHYG H213 General Pathology (1 cr.)
DHYG H219 Clinic Practice I (4 cr.)
DHYG H221 Clinical Dental Hygiene Procedures (4 cr.)
DHYG H303 Dental Radiology (1 cr.)
DHYG H305 Radiology Clinic I (1 cr.)
DHYG H308 Dental Materials (2 cr.)
HPER N220 Human Nutrition

Summer Session I (3 cr.)

DHYG H301 Clinical Practice II (3 cr.)

Third Year—First Semester (12 cr.)

DHYG H215 Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2 cr.)
DHYG H301 Clinical Practice II (2 cr.)
DHYG H304 Oral Pathology (2 cr.)
DHYG H306 Radiology Clinic II (1 cr.)
DHYG H321 Periodontics (2 cr.)
DHYG H347 Community Health Education

Third Year—Second Semester (12 cr.)

DHYG H302 Clinical Practice III (5 cr.)
DHYG H307 Radiology Clinic III (1 cr.)
DHYG H309 Practice of Community Dental Hygiene (2 cr.)
DHYG H320 Practice Management, Ethics and Jurisprudence (2 cr.)
DHYG H351 Advanced Clinical Procedures (2 cr.)

Part-Time Program Courses

(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated.)

Second Year—First Semester (8 cr.)

DHYG H214 Oral Anatomy
DHYG H224 Oral Histology and Embryology (1 cr.)
DHYG H242 Introduction to Dentistry (1)
MICR M250 Microbial Cell Biology

Second Year—Second Semester (8 cr.)
DHYG H211 Head and Neck Anatomy (2 cr.)
DHYG H213 General Pathology (1 cr.)
DHYG H308 Dental Materials (2 cr.)
HPER N220 Human Nutrition

Third Year-First Semester (10 cr.)

DHYG H217 Preventive Dentistry (2 cr.)
DHYG H218 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene (5 cr.)
DHYG H347 Community Dental Health

Third Year—Second Semester (8 cr.)

DHYG H205 Medical and Dental Emergencies (1 cr.)
DHYG H219 Clinic Practice I (4 cr.)
DHYG H303 Dental Radiology (1 cr.)
DHYG H305 Radiology Clinic I (1 cr.)

Third Year—Summer Session I (3 cr.)

DHYG H301 Clinical Practice II (3 cr.)

Fourth Year—First Semester (10 cr.)

DHYG H301 Clinical Practice II (2 cr.)
DHYG H304 Oral Pathology (2 cr.)
DHYG H306 Radiology Clinic II (1 cr.)
DHYG H321 Periodontics (2 cr.)
DHYG H347 Community Health Education

Fourth Year—Second Semester (12 cr.)

DHYG H302 Clinical Practice III (5 cr.)
DHYG H307 Radiology Clinic III (1 cr.)
DHYG H309 Practice of Community Dental Hygiene (2 cr.)
DHYG H320 Practice Management, Ethics and Jurisprudence (2 cr.)
DHYG H351 Advanced Clinical Procedures (2 cr.)

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