Dental Hygiene
Jackson College's Dental Hygiene program prepares entry-level dental hygienists to serve as primary oral health care providers. The program emphasizes clinical competence, ethical practice, and lifelong learning in a respectful environment. Students develop evidence-based problem-solving and ethical reasoning skills to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene services for diverse patient populations. Graduates are prepared to pass Dental Hygiene board exams and obtain state licensure.
Courses
- ART111 — History:Prehistoric-1400
- ART112 — History:Renaissance-Present
- BIO132 — Human Biology
- BIO220 — Microbiology
- BIO253 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO254 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- CEM131 — Fundamentals of Chemistry
- CEM141 — General Chemistry I
- COM231 — Communication Fundamentals
- COM240 — Interpersonal Communication
- COM250 — Intercultural Comm
- DHY101 — Dental Hygiene I
- DHY102 — Preclinical Dental Hygiene
- DHY103 — Head, Neck & Oral Histology
- DHY104 — Biochemistry & Nutrition
- DHY105 — Dental Emergencies
- DHY111 — Principles in Dental Hygiene 2
- DHY113 — Dental Radiology
- DHY114 — Peridontology
- DHY115 — Clinical Dh 1
- DHY120 — Dental Materials
- DHY121 — Pharm. for Dental Hygienist
- DHY201 — Dental Hygiene III
- DHY203 — Pain Management
- DHY204 — Oral Pathology
- DHY205 — Clinical Dental Hygiene II
- DHY211 — Principles in Dental Hygiene 4
- DHY213 — Community Dental Health
- DHY215 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III
- ENG131 — Writing Experience I
- ENG132 — Writing Experience II
- HIS211 — Minority Groups in America
- HUM131 — Cultural Connections
- MAT133 — Intro to Probability & Stats
- MUS131 — Understanding Music
- PHL243 — Great World Religions
- PLS262 — International Relations
- PSY130 — General Psychology
- PSY152 — Social Psychology
- SOC152 — Social Psychology
- SOC246 — Marriage and Family