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Department of Dental Hygiene
DENTAL HYGIENE CURRICULUM - EFFECTIVE FALL 2005
Fall Semester – First Year Cr.Hrs. Hrs./Wk. Spring Semester – First Year Cr. Hrs. Hrs./Wk.
DH 100 Oral Health
Services I 5
12
DH 150 Oral Health Services II 4
11
DH 110 Head, Neck & Oral Anatomy 3 6
DH 170 Dental Nutrition 2
2
DH 120 Dental Radiography I 1
1
DH 180 Dental Radiography II 1
1
DH 121 Lab for DH 120 1
2
DH 181 Lab for DH 180
1
2
BI 230 Microbiology 3
3
DH 190 Periodontology
2 2
BI 231 Lab for BI 230
1
2
*EG 022 Medical
Emergencies
1 2
BI 150 Anatomy & Physiology I
3
3
BI 152 Anatomy & Physiology II
3
3
BI 151 Lab for BI 150 1.5
3
BI 153 Lab for BI 152
1.5
3
18.5
32
SS 102 Social Problems
_3_
_3_
18.5
29
*EG 009 may be substituted for EG 022
AN, GO, HI, SO or SS courses may be
substituted
for SS 102.
Summer
I (6 weeks)
Cr.Hrs. Hrs./Wk.
DH 175 Oral Health Services III 3 15
Fall Semester – Second Year Cr.Hrs. Hrs./Wk. Spring Semester – Second Year Cr.Hrs. Hrs./Wk.
DH 200 Oral Health Service
IV 6 15
DH 250 Oral Health Services V 5 14
DH 220 Dental Materials 2
2 DH 260 Community
Dental Health 2 2
DH 221 Lab for DH 220 1
2 DH
270 Pharmacology
2 2
DH 230 Pathology 3
3
DH 160 Pain & Anxiety Control
2
2
EN 110 Composition 3
3
HU100 Human Interaction
3 3
15 25 EN 111
Literature
3 3
17 26
PS 100 may be substituted for HU 100.
NOTE: Students must consult with their academic advisors prior to registering each semester.
Developmental courses as indicated by placement testing are also required and include all developmental English courses and Mathematics courses up to and including Algebra (MT 006).
Students requiring developmental courses must enroll in the extended curriculum option.
DENTAL HYGIENE CURRICULUM -
FORMAT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED REQUIRED
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES OF BI 150, 151, 152, 153, 230, 231; EN 110, 111;
HU OR PS;
AND A SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Summer
I (6 weeks) Cr.Hrs.
Class
Hrs./Wk
DH 175 Oral Health Services III 3 15
Class
Class
Fall Semester – Second Year
Cr.Hrs. Hrs./Wk. Spring
Semester – Second Year Cr.Hrs.
Hrs./Wk.
DH 200 Oral Health Service
IV 6 15
DH 160 Pain &
Anxiety Control 2 2
DH 220 Dental Materials
2
2
DH 250 Oral Health Services V
5 14
DH 221 Lab for DH 220
1 2
DH 260 Community Dental Health 2 2
DH 230 Pathology 3
3
DH 270 Pharmacology 2
2
12
22
11
20