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Dental Hygiene Curriculum
Bachelor of Science Degree
Total Course Hours = 125

For a complete description of courses, please reference the Course Catalogue.

Freshman Year - 33 hours

FALL

SPRING

CHEM 101

3

CHEM 102

3

ENGL 101

3

ENGL 102

3

MATH 110 or 111:
College Algebra

3

MATH 116 - Statistics

3

PSYC 201

3

SOCL 101

3

BIOL 114 - Anatomy and
BIOL 116 - Physiology

4

BIOL 115 - Anatomy and
BIOL 117 - Physiology

4

FRYS* 

(1)

FRYS* 

(1)


TOTAL

17

TOTAL

17

* FRYS (Freshman Year Seminar) must be taken during the freshman year, either in fall or spring semester.

Sophomore Year - 25 hours
FALL
SPRING
SPCH 101 or 201
3
FCSC 207 - Nutrition
3
BIOL 214 and 215:
Microbiology
4 SPCH 118 or 260 or 426:
Interpersonal Communication
3
FINE ARTS (CORE) 3 CORE HUMANITIES 3
CORE HUMANITIES 3 CORE HUMANITIES 3

TOTAL

13 TOTAL 12
Junior Year - 30 hours
FALL
SPRING
DHYG 318 and 319: Oral Histology and Embryology LAB 2 DHYG 324 - General and Oral Pathology 3
DHYG 320 - Clinic Orientation 2 DHYG 325 - Clinic 2
DHYG 321 - Clinical Technique 2 DHYG 326 - Clinic Lecture 2
DHYG 322 - Dental Anatomy 3 DHYG 327 - Radiology 2
DHYG 323 - Head and Neck Anatomy 3 NURS 280 - Pharmacology 3
SOCW 403 or 408 3 NURS 430 - Research 3

TOTAL

15 TOTAL 15
Summer I - 7 hours
DHYG 414 - Peridontology 3
DHYG 415 - Dental Materials and Assisting 2
DHYG 416 - Clinic 1
DHYG 417 - Clinic Lecture 1

TOTAL

7
Senior Year - 31 hours
FALL
SPRING
DHYG 419 - Community and Preventative Dentistry
2
DHYG 420 - Community and Preventative Dentistry
2
DHYG 421 - Clinic
5
DHYG 424 - Dental Hygiene Practicum
3
DHYG 422 - Clinic Lecture
2
DHYG 426 - Dental Specialities
1
DHYG 431 - Advanced Periodontology
2
DHYG 427 - Ethics, Jurisprudence and Practice Management
2
DHYG 433 - Local Anethesia and Pain Control
2
DHYG 428 - Clinic
5
DHYG 434 - Management of Medically Compromized Patients
3
DHYG 429 - Clinic Lecture
2

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 15

 

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