Dental Hygiene

Degree Plan | Associate of Applied Science

Institutional Requirements
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DORI 0200
College Success Skills
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Pre-Enrollment Courses
Credits : Lecture : Lab
BIOL 2101
Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
BIOL 2102
Anatomy & Physiology II (lab)
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
BIOL 2120
Microbiology for Non-Science Majors Laboratory (lab)
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
BIOL 2301
Anatomy and Physiology I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
BIOL 2302
Anatomy and Physiology II
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
BIOL 2320
Microbiology for Non-Science Majors
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
ENGL 1301
Composition I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
General Education Courses
Credits : Lecture : Lab
CHEM 1106
Introduction to Chemistry Lab
1 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 2 Lab Hrs.
CHEM 1306
Introduction to Chemistry I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
HUMA 1315
Fine Arts Appreciation
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
PSYC 2301
General Psychology
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
SOCI 1301
Introduction to Sociology
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Summer III - 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DHYG 1301
Orofacial Anatomy, Histology & Embryology
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
Fall 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DHYG 1227
Preventive Dental Hygiene Care
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1304
Dental Radiology
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1431
Preclinical Dental Hygiene
4 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 6 Lab Hrs.
Spring 1
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DHYG 1207
General and Dental Nutrition
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1219
Dental Materials
2 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1235
Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist
2 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1260
Clinical - Introductory
2 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 8 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 2301
Dental Hygiene Care I
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Fall 2
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DHYG 1311
Periodontology
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 1339
General and Oral Pathology
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 2261
Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
2 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 12 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 2331
Dental Hygiene Care II
3 Credit Hrs., : 3 Lec. Hrs.,: 0 Lab Hrs.
Spring 2
Credits : Lecture : Lab
DHYG 1315
Community Dentistry
3 Credit Hrs., : 2 Lec. Hrs.,: 3 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 2153
Dental Hygiene Practice
1 Credit Hrs., : 1 Lec. Hrs.,: 1 Lab Hrs.
DHYG 2262
Clinical Advanced
2 Credit Hrs., : 0 Lec. Hrs.,: 12 Lab Hrs.
Total Credits
Program Credits: 68
Lecture Hours: 52
Lab Hours: 59