Associate Dental Hygiene Courses

Total Semester Hours: 74

Admissions Requirement Credits

BIOL 113	Anatomy and Physiology I w/lab	4
BIOL 114	Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab	4
CHEM 113	Introductory Chemistry w/lab	4
MATH 103	Intermediate Algebra	3
ENGL C101	Composition & Rhetoric	3

Program Requirements

DHYG 123	Oral Anatomy and Embryology	4
DHYG 124	Radiology	3
DHYG 127	Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist	3
DHYG 129	Clinical Practice I	4
DHYG 130	Clinical Practice II	4
DHYG 140	Introduction to Periodontology	2
DHYG 227	Clinical Practice III	5.5
DHYG 228	Clinical Practice IV	5
DHYG 230	Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist	1.5
DHYG 232	Dental Public Health	4
DHYG 233	General and Oral Histo-Pathology	3
DHYG 241	Periodontology	2
DHYG 250	Dental Materials	3
DHYG 204	Nutritional Biochemistry	3
Total		47

General Education Requirements

BIOL 113	Anatomy and Physiology I	4*
BIOL 114	Anatomy and Physiology II	4*
BIOL 106	Elementary Microbiology	4
ENGL C101	Composition & Rhetoric	3*
CHEM 113	Introductory Chemistry w/lab	4
MATH 105	Intermediate Algebra	3*
PSYC 101	Psychology	3
Soc 101	Principles of Sociology	3
Total		27

* Includes prerequisites

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