Dental Hygiene: AAS
The dental hygiene program is a 2-year, full time program that begins each fall and is designed to prepare students for licensure and employment in the State of Missouri. The program includes a general education component as well as a concentration in dental hygiene. Graduates of this program may transfer to a four-year college or university to obtain a bachelor of science degree. Acceptance of credits earned is at the discretion of the receiving institution.
Courses
- BIO 203 — General Microbiology I
- BIO 207 — Anatomy and Physiology I (MOTR LIFS 150LAP)
- BIO 208 — Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHM 101 — Fundamentals of Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 100L)
- COM 101 — Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100)
- DHY 150 — Concepts in Clinical Dental Hygiene I: Pre-Clinic
- DHY 152 — Clinical Dental Hygiene I: Pre-Clinic
- DHY 154 — Periodontics I
- DHY 155 — Dental Radiology
- DHY 156 — Pre-Clinical Dental Radiology
- DHY 157 — Oral Anatomy
- DHY 158 — Biomedical Science for the Dental Hygienist
- DHY 159 — Dental Medical Emergencies
- DHY 160 — Concepts in Clinical Dental Hygiene II
- DHY 162 — Clinical Dental Hygiene II
- DHY 164 — Periodontics II
- DHY 167 — Anatomy and Embryology of the Head & Neck
- DHY 168 — General and Oral Pathology
- DHY 172 — Clinical Dental Hygiene: Summer Clinic
- DHY 250 — Concepts in Clinical Dental Hygiene III
- DHY 252 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III
- DHY 257 — Dental Materials
- DHY 258 — Dental Pharmacology
- DHY 259 — Dental Nutrition and Biochemistry
- DHY 260 — Concepts IV: Ethics, Professionalism, and Practice Transition in Dental Hygiene
- DHY 262 — Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
- DHY 263 — Dental Public Health
- DHY 273 — Pain Control
- ENG 101 — College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100)
- PSY 200 — General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100)
- SOC 101 — Introduction to Sociology (MOTR SOCI 101)