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Dental Hygiene, associate degree

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Course listing for the 2023-2024 catalog year.

Plan of Study Grid
First TermCredits
DH 101 Dental Hygiene Theory I 4
DH 104 Dental Hygiene Practice I 3
DH 113 Dental Anatomy 2
DH 113L Dental Anatomy (Lab) 1
DH 121 Oral Health Education and Promotion 1
DH 127 Medical Emergencies 2
General Education: 1 course 1
Second Term
DH 102 Dental Hygiene Theory II 2
DH 105 Dental Hygiene Practice II 3
DH 109 Dental Radiology I 2
DH 109L Dental Radiology I (Lab) 1
DH 128 Oral Histology 2
DH 228 Head and Neck Anatomy 2
General Education: 1 course 1
Third Term
DH 103 Dental Hygiene Theory III 2
DH 106 Dental Hygiene Practice III 3
DH 110 Cariology 2
DH 129 Oral Pathology 3
DH 210 Dental Radiology Lab II 1
DH 230 Dental Materials 2
DH 246 Pharmacology 3
General Education: 1 course 1
Fourth Term
DH 204A Dental Hygiene Practice IV 2 1
DH 208 Community Oral Health I 2
DH 240 Dental Hygiene Restorative Theory I 2
DH 241 Dental Hygiene Restorative Lab I 3
DH 242 Dental Hygiene Restorative Theory II 1
FN 225 Nutrition 4
General Education: 1 course 1
Fifth Term
DH 201 Dental Hygiene Theory IV 2
DH 204B Dental Hygiene Practice IV 2 4
DH 220 Pain Management 3
DH 220L Pain Management Lab 2
DH 243 Dental Hygiene Restorative Clinic II 2
DH 252 Community Oral Health II 2
DH 260 Periodontology I 2
Sixth Term
DH 202 Dental Hygiene Theory V 3
DH 205 Dental Hygiene Practice V 5
DH 236 Ethics & Jurisprudence 1
DH 244 Dental Hygiene Restorative Clinic III 2
DH 250 Research Methods and Issues in Oral Health 1
Seventh Term
DH 203 Dental Hygiene Theory VI 2
DH 206 Dental Hygiene Practice VI 5
DH 245 Dental Hygiene Restorative Clinic IV 2
DH 253 Community Oral Health III 2
 Total Credits106
1

Recommended General Education: COMM 111, PSY 101, SOC 204

2

 Choose one of the following to fulfill the requirement: (DH 204A and DH 204B) or DH 204.

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