Dental Hygiene Curriculum
COURSE INFORMATION
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| BSC2085 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BSC2085L | Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| BSC2086 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BSC2086L | Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| MCB2004 | Microbiology | 3 |
| MCB2004L | Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| CHM1030 | General Chemistry for Allied Health | 3 |
| After Acceptance into Program | ||
| Fall Semester I | ||
| DEH1002 | Preclinic DH Theory | 2 |
| DEH1002L | Preclinic Dental Hygiene | 3 |
| DEH1130 | Embryology & Oral Histology | 2 |
| DES1020 | Dental Anatomy | 2 |
| DES1020L | Dental Anatomy Lab | 1 |
| DES1600 | Dental Office Emergencies | 2 |
| ENC1101 | College Composition | 3 |
| HUN1201 | Science of Nutrition | 3 |
| Spring Semester I | ||
| DEH1800 | Dental Hygiene I Theory | 2 |
| DEH1800L | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 3 |
| DEH2300 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| DES1200 | Dental Radiology | 2 |
| DES1200L | Dental Radiology Lab | 1 |
| DES1840 | Preventive Dentistry | 2 |
| Any College Level Speech Course | 3 | |
| Summer Semester I | ||
| DEH1400 | General and Oral Pathology | 3 |
| DEH2602 | Periodontology | 2 |
| DEH2602L | Periodontology Lab | 3 |
| DES2100 | Dental Materials | 2 |
| DES2100L | Dental Materials Lab | 1 |
| College Math: Select on of the following: | 3 | |
| MGF1106 | Mathematics I for Liberal Arts | |
| MGF1107 | Mathematics II for Liberal Arts | |
| MAC1105 | College Algebra | |
| STA2023 | Introductory Statistics | |
| Fall Semester II | ||
| DEH1802 | Dental Hygiene II Theory | 2 |
| DEH1802L | Clinical Dental Hygiene II | 4 |
| DEH2701 | Community Dental Health | 2 |
| DES2051 | Pain Control | 2 |
| Any College Level Sociology Course | 3 | |
| Spring Semester II | ||
| DEH2502 | Clinical and Office Management | 1 |
| DEH2504 | Dental Specialties | 1 |
| DEH2701L | Community Dental Health Lab | 1 |
| DEH2804 | Dental Hygiene III | 2 |
| DEH2804L | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 4 |
| Any College Level Psychology Course | 3 |
*College level math course must be completed by the end of the Summer semester.
Note: All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
