Associate Dental Hygiene Courses
Total Semester Hours: 78
Program Requirements
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| DHYG 123 | Oral Anatomy and Embryology | 4 |
| DHYG 124 | Dental Radiology | 3 |
| DHYG 127 | Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist | 2 |
| DHYG 129 | Clinical Practice I | 4 |
| DHYG 130 | Clinical Practice II | 4 |
| DHYG 140 | Introduction to Periodontology | 1 |
| DHYG 201 | Summer Clinic | 1 |
| DHYG 222 | Dental Public Health I | 3 |
| DHYG 227 | Clinical Practice III | 4.5 |
| DHYG 228 | Clinical Practice IV | 5 |
| DHYG 230 | Local Anesthesia | 1.5 |
| DHYG 232 | Dental Public Health II | 1 |
| DHYG 233 | Oral and General Histo-Pathology | 3 |
| DHYG 241 | Periodontology | 2 |
| DHYG 250 | Dental Materials | 3 |
| HSC 230 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| Total | 47 |
General Education Requirements
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 106 | Elementary Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 113-114 | Anatomy and Physiology I/II | 8 |
| CHEM 113 | Intro to Chem w/Lab or Equivalent | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| MATH 103 | Intro to College Algebra and Statistics | 3 |
| PSYCH 103 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Total | 31 |
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