A selective admissions process is used for enrollment to the Dental Hygiene program and the number of admitted students is based on facilities constraints. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to the Dental Hygiene program. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, graduates are awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree and eligible to take the national and regional examinations to become a registered and licensed dental hygienist.

Pre-Enrollment Courses

DORI 0200	College Success Skills+	2:2:0
BIOL 2301	Anatomy & Physiology I	3:3:0
BIOL 2101	Anatomy & Physiology Lab I	1:0:1
BIOL 2302	Anatomy & Physiology II	3:3:0
BIOL 2102	Anatomy & Physiology Lab II	1:0:1

General Education and Support Courses

ENGL 1301	Composition I	3:3:0
MATH 1332	Contemporary Math I	3:3:0
SOCI 1301	Introductory Sociology	3:3:0
HUMA 1315	Fine Arts Appreciation	3:3:0
CHEM 1306	Chem. for Allied Health Sciences	3:3:0
CHEM 1106	Chemistry Lab	1:0:2
BIOL 2420	Intro to Microbiology	4:3:2

Summer II

DHYG 1401

Orofacial Anatomy, Histology & Embryology

4:3:3

Fall I

DHYG 1431	Preclinical Dental Hygiene	4:2:6
DHYG 1304	Dental Radiology	3:2:3
DHYG 1235	Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist	2:2:0
DHYG 1103	Preventive Dental Hygiene Care I	1:1:0

Spring I

DHYG 1319	Dental Materials	3:2:3
DHYG 1339	General & Oral Pathology	3:3:0
DHYG 2301	Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care I	3:3:0
DHYG 2133	Preventive Dental Hygiene Care II	1:1:0
DHYG 1260	Clinical (Introductory)	2:0:8

Summer II

DHYG 1307

General & Dental Nutrition

3:3:0

Fall II

DHYG 1311	Periodontology	3:3:0
DHYG 2261	Clinical (Intermediate)	2:0:12
DHYG 2331	Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care II	3:3:0

Spring II

DHYG 1223	Dental Hygiene Practice	2:2:0
DHYG 2262	Clinical (Advanced)*	2:0:12
DHYG 1315	Community Dentistry	3:2:3

+ Institutional requirement
* Capstone course
Note: All non-dental hygiene science courses should have 4 hours of credit (3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of laboratory credit).

For course descriptions, see Dental Hygiene Courses (DHYG).