Dental Hygiene (9310)
The dental hygienist is a licensed member of the dental health team dedicated to helping patients maintain good oral health and prevent diseases and disorders. The dental hygienist is highly skilled in providing direct patient care and preventive procedures. Most dental hygienists are employed in private practice dental offices. However, hygienists are involved increasingly in other areas of preventive dentistry such as dental health education, community health, and public dental health.
Courses
- BIOL 1200 — Fundamentals of Biology for the Health Technologies (OT36) 4 Credits
- BIOL 2210 — Anatomy and Physiology I (OT36) 4 Credits
- BIOL 2220 — Anatomy and Physiology II (OT36) 4 Credits
- BIOL 2700 — Microbiology (OT36) 4 Credits
- CHEM 1100 — Elementary Chemistry I: Intro to Inorganic Chemistry (OT36) 4 Credits
- COMM 1050 — Fundamentals of Public Speaking 2 Credits
- COMM 1150 — Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communications 2 Credits
- DNHY 1110 — Introduction to Preventive Oral Hygiene 5 Credits
- DNHY 1111 — Anatomy of Orofacial Structures 4 Credits
- DNHY 1112 — Dental Radiology 3 Credits
- DNHY 1122 — Nutrition and Preventive Oral Hygiene Concepts 2 Credits
- DNHY 1123 — General and Oral Pathology 2 Credits
- DNHY 1124 — Periodontics I 2 Credits
- DNHY 1125 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Clinic I 3 Credits
- DNHY 1126 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Seminar I 1 Credit
- DNHY 1127 — Current Concepts in Dental Materials 2 Credits
- DNHY 2005 — Pain Management for Dental Hygienists 2 Credits
- DNHY 2110 — Periodontics II 1 Credit
- DNHY 2111 — Dental Pharmacology and Pain Control 2 Credits
- DNHY 2112 — Community Dental Health 2 Credits
- DNHY 2113 — Dental Specialties and Extended Dental Hygiene Functions 1 Credit
- DNHY 2114 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Clinic II 4 Credits
- DNHY 2115 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Seminar II 1 Credit
- DNHY 2126 — Practice Management 1 Credit
- DNHY 2128 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Clinic III 4 Credits
- DNHY 2129 — Dental Hygiene Practice-Seminar III 2 Credits
- ENGL 1110 — English Composition I (A) (OT36) 3 Credits
- ENGL 1111 — English Composition I (B) (OT36) 4 Credits
- FYEX 1000 — First Year Experience 1 Credit
- HLTH 1215 — Medical Terminology for Health Professions (CTAG, TAG) 3 Credits
- MATH 0850 — Beginning Algebra 3 Credits
- MATH 1330 — Statistics for the Health Sciences (OT36) 3 Credits
- PSYC 1500 — Introduction to Psychology (OT36, TAG) 3 Credits
- SOCY 1150 — Principles of Sociology (OT36, TAG) 3 Credits