Dental Hygiene (AAS)
This 81-credit hour program prepares the graduate to be a dental hygienist. The dental hygienist is a highly skilled primary care oral health professional with the knowledge and skills to recognize, prevent and treat oral diseases and conditions. As an integral member of the oral health care team, the dental hygienist collaboratively practices evidence-based comprehensive dental hygiene care with the ultimate goal of improving oral health as an essential component of total health. The dental hygienist must have a strong foundation in biomedical science and demonstrate clinical competency including effective communication and interpersonal skills, and professional and ethical behavior. The de
Courses
- BIO 230 — Microbiology
- BIO 260 — Human Anatomy
- BIO 261 — Human Physiology
- CHM 100 — Chemistry for the Health Sciences
- DHY 100 — Introduction to Dental Hygiene Fundamentals
- DHY 101 — Dental Hygiene Principles I
- DHY 105 — Dental Hygiene Preclinic Lab
- DHY 106 — Oral Health Assessment
- DHY 108 — Medical Emergencies In Dentistry
- DHY 111 — Dental Radiology I
- DHY 113 — Dental Radiology Laboratory
- DHY 116 — Periodontology I
- DHY 119 — Oral Health Management of Special Needs Populations
- DHY 121 — Dental Hygiene Principles II
- DHY 123 — Dental Hygiene Clinic I
- DHY 125 — Oral Health Strategies
- DHY 130 — Nutrition for Oral Health
- DHY 151 — Dental Hygiene Principles III
- DHY 153 — Dental Hygiene Clinic II
- DHY 159 — Head and Neck Anatomy
- DHY 161 — Oral and Dental Anatomy
- DHY 190 — General and Oral Pathology
- DHY 200 — Periodontology II
- DHY 201 — Ethics, Jurisprudence and Transition to Professional Practice
- DHY 202 — Dental Radiology II
- DHY 203 — Dental Radiology III
- DHY 205 — Dental Radiology IV
- DHY 207 — Dental Radiology V
- DHY 220 — Community Oral Health
- DHY 230 — Dental Pain and Anxiety Management
- DHY 232 — Dental Pain and Anxiety Management Lab
- DHY 235 — Dental Scientific Literature
- DHY 240 — Dental Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist
- DHY 250 — Dental Hygiene Principles IV
- DHY 251 — Dental Hygiene Clinic III
- DHY 253 — Periodontology III
- DHY 255 — Dental Hygiene Advanced Periodontology Clinic
- DHY 260 — Dental Hygiene Principles V
- DHY 262 — Dental Hygiene Clinic IV
- DHY 269 — Dental Materials for the Dental Hygienist
- DHY 270 — Dental Materials Laboratory Techniques for the Dental Hygienist
- ENG 101 — Composition I
- PSY 101 — Introduction to Psychology
- SOC 101 — Introduction to Sociology
- SPE 215 — Intercultural Communication