Dental Hygiene, Associate of Applied Science
Major Code: 4419A
Pre-Admission Program Requirements Term 1
BIOL 227 | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1* | 4 Credits |
CHEM GE | Gen. Ed. Chemistry Course | 4 Credits |
COMM GE | Any Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course | 3 Credits |
ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 Credits |
MATH 143 | College Algebra* | 3 Credits |
| OR | |
MATH 153 | Statistical Reasoning* | 3 Credits |
Total: | 17 |
Pre-Admission Program Requirements Term 2
BIOL 228 | Human Anatomy & Physiology 2* | 4 Credits |
BIOL 221 | Introductory Microbiology* | 4 Credits |
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
| OR | |
SOCY 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 Credits |
ALLH 220 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 Credits |
Total: | 14 |
Post-Admission Program Requirements Term 3
DENH 101 | Introduction to Dental Hygiene | 2 Credits |
DENH 101C | Dental Hygiene Clinic 1 | 3 Credits |
DENH 115 | Dental Radiology | 2 Credits |
DENH 115L | Dental Radiology Lab | 1 Credit |
DENH 122 | Dental Head And Neck Anatomy | 2 Credits |
DENH 132 | Dental Anatomy Embryology & Histology | 2 Credits |
DENH 142 | Medical Emergencies | 2 Credits |
Total: | 14 |
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required
Post-Admission Program Requirements Term 4
Post-Admission Program Requirements Term 5
DENH 201 | Dental Hygiene Theory 3* | 3 Credits |
DENH 201C | Dental Hygiene Clinic 3* | 4 Credits |
DENH 215 | Pain Control and Methodology* | 2 Credits |
DENH 215L | Pain Control and Methodology Lab* | 1 Credit |
DENH 235 | Community Dental Health* | 1 Credit |
DENH 245 | Periodontics 2* | 3 Credits |
Total: | 14 |
Post-Admission Program Requirements Term 6
DENH 251 | Dental Hygiene Theory 4* | 3 Credits |
DENH 251C | Dental Hygiene Theory Clinic 4* | 4 Credits |
DENH 265 | Special Needs Patients | 1 Credit |
DENH 270 | Community Dental Health | 2 Credits |
DENH 280 | Legal and Ethical Issues | 2 Credits |
DENH 295 | Testing and Board Reviews | 1 Credit |
Total: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours Required for this Major: 90