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Dental Hygiene DegreeGeneral Description | Semester Layout | Course Requirements | Printable Checklist |
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| Courses that must be completed before entering this program | |||||
| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO | 210 |
Anatomy And Physiology I
|
3 | 3 | 4 |
| ENG | 101 |
English Composition I
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT | 165 |
Statistics
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSY | 201 |
General Psychology
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | 13 | |||
| General Education Courses | |||||
| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||
| BIO | 211 |
Anatomy And Physiology II
|
3 | 3 | 4 |
| SOC | 101 |
Introduction to Sociology
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPC | 205 |
Public Speaking
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Required Major Core Courses | |||||
| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||
| AHS | 113 |
Head And Neck Anatomy
|
0 | 3 | 1 |
| BIO | 115 |
Basic Microbiology
|
2 | 3 | 3 |
| DHG | 121 |
Dental Radiography
|
2 | 3 | 3 |
| DHG | 140 |
General & Oral Pathology
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DHG | 141 |
Periodontology
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DHG | 143 |
Dental Pharmacology
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DHG | 154 |
Preclinical Dental Hygiene
|
2 | 6 | 4 |
| DHG | 165 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene I
|
2 | 9 | 5 |
| DHG | 175 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene II
|
2 | 9 | 5 |
| DHG | 230 |
Public Health Dentistry
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| DHG | 239 |
Dental Assisting For DHG's
|
1 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | 36 | 32 | |||
| Other Hours Required for Graduation | |||||
| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||
| CHM | 105 |
General Organic And Biochemistry
|
3 | 3 | 4 |
| DHG | 115 |
Medical & Dental Emergencies
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DHG | 125 |
Tooth Morphology & Histology
|
1 | 3 | 2 |
| DHG | 231 |
Dental Health Education
|
0 | 3 | 1 |
| DHG | 241 |
Integrated Dental Hygiene I
|
0 | 3 | 1 |
| DHG | 242 |
Integrated Dental Hygiene II
|
0 | 3 | 1 |
| DHG | 243 |
Nutrition & Dental Health
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DHG | 255 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene III
|
1 | 12 | 5 |
| DHG | 265 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
|
1 | 12 | 5 |
| XXX | XXX |
Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 39 | 26 | |||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: 81 | |||||