Dental Hygiene, Associate of Applied Science
Dental Hygienists are licensed primary health care professionals, health care educators and clinicians who provide preventive, educational and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health. Employment opportunities exist in private practices, health care agencies, hospitals, sales, government research programs and in dental hygiene education programs. Upon successful completion of this curriculum, the graduate may take national and regional board examinations and apply for licensure.
Courses
- BIO 1110 — BIO-1110 Biological Fundamentals
- BIO 2331 — BIO-2331 Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO 2341 — BIO-2341 Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIO 2500 — BIO-2500 Microbiology
- CHEM 1010 — CHEM-1010 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 1020 — CHEM-1020 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- COMM 1000 — COMM-1000 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 1010 — COMM-1010 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- COMM 101H — COMM-101H Honors Speech Communication
- DENT 1300 — DENT-1300 Preventive Oral Health Services I
- DENT 1311 — DENT-1311 Dental Anatomy, Histology & Embryology
- DENT 1320 — DENT-1320 Dental Hygiene Fundamentals
- DENT 1331 — DENT-1331 Dental Imaging
- DENT 1341 — DENT-1341 Foundational Principles of Dental Hygiene Practice
- DENT 1400 — DENT-1400 Preventive Oral Health Services II
- DENT 1410 — DENT-1410 Current Concepts in Dental Materials
- DENT 1420 — DENT-1420 Periodontics I
- DENT 1431 — DENT-1431 Head and Neck Anatomy
- DENT 1440 — DENT-1440 General and Oral Pathology
- DENT 2200 — DENT-2200 Local Anesthesia and Pain Management
- DENT 2300 — DENT-2300 Preventive Oral Health Services III
- DENT 2321 — DENT-2321 Periodontics II
- DENT 2332 — DENT-2332 Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- DENT 2340 — DENT-2340 Community Oral Health I
- DENT 2400 — DENT-2400 Preventive Oral Health Services IV
- DENT 2440 — DENT-2440 Community Oral Health II
- DENT 2990 — DENT-2990 Dental Hygiene Practice
- DIET 1200 — DIET-1200 Basic Nutrition
- DIET 1220 — DIET-1220 Nutrition for Dental Hygiene
- ENG 1010 — ENG-1010 College Composition I
- ENG 101H — ENG-101H Honors College Composition I
- MATH 1190 — MATH-1190 Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 1410 — MATH-1410 Elementary Probability and Statistics I
- PSY 1010 — PSY-1010 General Psychology
- PSY 101H — PSY-101H Honors General Psychology
- SOC 1010 — SOC-1010 Introductory Sociology
- SOC 101H — SOC-101H Honors Introductory Sociology