Two-Year Curriculum in Dental Hygiene
General Studies courses listed below must be taken prior to completing the two-year Associate program*. Failure to complete the general studies requirements by the end of the second semester, second year, will result in not being eligible for graduation or clinical board examinations. A student must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 and a “C” or better in all dental hygiene and science courses included in the Dental Hygiene Program curriculum. Successful completion of the Two-Year Program leads to an Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene.
| General Studies Courses | AS Degree Req Blue | ||
| ENG 101 | Freshman English I* | 3 | |
| ENG 102 | Freshman English II* | 3 | |
| SOC 150 | Basic Concepts of Sociology* | 3 | |
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication* | 3 | |
| PSYCH 101 | Intro to Psychology* | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
| First Year – First Semester | |||
| CHEM 100 | Chemistry Health Professionals | 3 | |
| CHEM 101 | Chemistry Lab Health Professionals | 1 | |
| BIO 204/205 | Anatomy & Physiology Health Professionals/Lab | 4 | |
| DH 155 | Head & Neck Anatomy | 2 | |
| DH 156 | Tooth Morphology | 2 | |
| DH 185 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 3 | |
| DH 186 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I Lab | 2 | |
| 17 | |||
| First Year – Second Semester | |||
| BIO 216 | Microbiology for the Health Professional | 3 | |
| DH 237 | Radiography | 1 | |
| DH 238 | Radiography Lab | 1 | |
| DH 285 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II | 2 | |
| DH 286 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II Lab | 2 | |
| BIO 330 | Nutrition | 3 | |
| DH 350 | Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist | 2 | |
| 14 | |||
| Second-Year – First Semester | |||
| DH 267 | Dental Materials | 1 | |
| DH 268 | Dental Materials Lab | 1 | |
| DH 325 | Periodontology | 2 | |
| DH 331 | General and Oral Pathology | 3 | |
| DH 360 | Community Dental Health I | 3 | |
| DH 380 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 2 | |
| DH 381 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III Lab | 3 | |
| DH 460 | Pain Management | 1 | |
| 16 | |||
| Second Year – Second Semester | |||
| DH 365 | Ethics, Jurisprudence and Dentistry | 1 | |
| DH 370 | Community Dental Health II | 2 | |
| DH 385 | Clinical Dental Hygiene IV | 3 | |
| DH 386 | Clinical Dental Hygiene IV Lab | 3 | |
| DH 390 | Applied Concepts in Clinical Dental Hygiene | 2 | |
| DH 440 | Dental Literature Review | 1 | |
| 12 | |||
| Total Semester Hours | 74 | ||

