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A.S Dental Hygiene [2029]

DENTAL HYGIENE CURRICULUM PLAN

COURSE COURSE TITLE LECTURE LAB CREDITS
BSC 2085/BSC 2085L Anatomy & Physiology I  & Lab 3 1 4
CHM 1020C Chemistry for Everyday Life (prior CHM1022C) 3 0 3
Any Mathematics, MAC 1105 College Algebra or      
Area II, A.A. STA 2023 Elementary Statistics Preferred  3 0 3
        10
  SUMMER SEMESTER (8 weeks)
     
DES 1020C Dental Anatomy 2 0 2
DEH 1000  Introduction to Dental Hygiene 
        4
  FALL SEMESTER      
BSC 2086/BSC 2085L   Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab 3 1 4
DES 1010 Head and Neck Anatomy 1 0 1
DES 1200C Dental Radiography 2 3 3
DEH 1002C Introduction to Clinical Procedures 2 12 6
DEH 1720 Preventive Dentistry 1 0 1
        15
  SPRING SEMESTER      
MCB 2010C Microbiology 3 3 4
Civic Literacy POS 1041 American Government OR AMH1020 U.S. History 1877 to Present 3 0 3
DES 1100C Dental Materials 2 3 3
DEH 1130 Oral Embryology & Histology 1 0 1
DEH 1800C Clinical Dental Hygiene I (clinic 1:4 hrs) 2 12 5
DEH 2822   Dental Office Emergencies    1 0 1
        17
  SUMMER SEMESTER (8 weeks)
     
PSY 2012   General Psychology  3 0 3
DEH 2802C Clinical Dental Hygiene II (clinic 1:4 hrs) 2 8 4
DEH 2602 Periodontology 2 0 2
        9
  FALL SEMESTER      
DEH 2300  Pharmacology and Pain Control   3 0
DEH 2400 General & Oral Pathology 2 0
DEH 2804C Clinical Dental Hygiene III (clinic 1:4 hrs)(lab 1:3 hrs) 2 19
ENC 1101 Written Communication I  3 0
SYG 2000  Principles of Sociology 3 0
        18
  SPRING SEMESTER      
DEH 2702 Community Dental Hygiene 2 0 2
DEH 2702L Community Dental Hygiene Lab (lab 1:3 hrs) 0 3 1
DEH 2806C Clinical Dental Hygiene IV (clinic 1:4 hrs) 2 16 6
SPC 1608 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 0
Humanities elective  Choose from Area IV 3 0 3
        15
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:   88
Lecture, lab, and clinic hours are based on a traditional 16 week semester.  Hours are increased during the abbreviated 8 week summer term.  

                                                                                                                                      

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