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Dental Hygiene

Course Sequence

First Summer Semester
BIOL 140 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
CHEM 115 Foundations of Chemistry 4
8
First Semester (Fall)
ENGL 110 Composition 3
DHYGN 113 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene and Infection Control 1.5
DHYGN 117 Dental Specialties 1
DHYGN 110 Dental Science I 3
  Humanities 3
BIOL 210 Microbiology 4
DHYGN 115 Introduction to Dental Hygiene 1
16.5
Second Semester (Spring)
COMM 110 Communication: Process and Practice 3
DHYGN 111 Dental Science II 3
DHYGN 131 Introduction to Dental Hygiene Clinical Applications 2
DHYGN 133 PreClinical Dental Hygiene 2
DHYGN 135 Radiology 3
DHYGN 137 Medical Emergencies 1
DHYGN 139 Special Populations 1
FCS 110 Basic Nutrition 2
17
Second Summer Semester
DHYGN 222 Preventive Modalities 3
DHYGN 230 Dental Hygiene Clinic I 2
DHYGN 243 Oral Pathology I 1
DHYGN 220 Nitrous Oxide Analgesia .5
DHYGN 212 Dental Materials 2
8.5
Third Semester (Fall)
DHYGN 244 Periodontology 2
DHYGN 245 Oral Pathology II 2
DHYGN 231 Dental Hygiene Clinic II 5
DHYGN 210 Community Dental Health 3
DHYGN 228 New Dimensions in Dental Hygiene 2
DHYGN 226 Local Anesthetics for the Dental Hygienist 1
15
Fourth Semester (Spring)
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology 3
DHYGN 232 Dental Hygiene Clinic III 4
DHYGN 242 Pharmacology for Dental Hygienists 2
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology 3
DHYGN 246 Transitions for the Dental Hygienist 3
DHYGN 247 Office Practices in Dentistry 1.5
16.5

General Academic Requirements (courses that may be taken before program entry):
ENGL 110 Composition
COMM 110 Speech as a Communicative Process
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology
FCS 110 Basic Nutrition
BIOL 140 Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 210 Microbiology
CHEM 115 Foundations of Chemistry
Humanities elective