Dental Hygiene is a full- time program. The curriculum is two full calendar years (6 semesters), beginning in the summer term. Didactic, laboratory and clinic courses are scheduled Monday – Friday including some evening hours.
| First Semester – Summer |
|
| Dental Hygiene 112 – Introduction to Dental Hygiene |
1 credit hour |
| Dental Hygiene 135 – Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office |
1 credit hour |
| Chemistry 121 – Basic Chemistry 1 |
4 credit hours |
| Total |
6 credit hours |
| Second Semester – Fall |
|
| Dental Hygiene 119 – Introduction to Dental Radiology |
1.5 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 121 – Dental Hygiene Theory 1 |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 123 – Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 125 – Nutrition and Oral Health |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 131 – Oral Structures and Function |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 133 – Head and Neck Anatomy |
2 credit hours |
| English 101 |
3 credit hours |
| Total |
15.5 credit hours |
| Third Semester – Spring |
|
| Dental Hygiene 122 – Dental Hygiene Theory II |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 124 – Clinical Dental Hygiene 1 |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 126 – Dental Radiology |
1.5 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 130 – Dental Materials |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 132 – Genera/Oral Pathology and Diagnosis |
3 credit hours |
| Sociology 201 – Introduction to Study of Society |
3 credit hours |
| Total |
15.5 credit hours |
| Fourth Semester – Summer |
|
| Dental Hygiene 200 – Clinical Dental Hygiene II |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 202 – Critique of Dental Literature |
1 credit hour |
| Math 118 – General Education Math of higher |
4 credit hours |
| Total |
8 credit hours |
| Fifth Semester – Fall |
|
| Dental Hygiene 233 – Expanded Functions |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 235 – Community Dental Health I |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 241 – Dental Pharmacology |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 244 – Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist |
3 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 251 – Clinical Dental Hygiene III |
6 credit hours |
| Total |
16 credit hours |
| Sixth Semester – Spring |
|
| Dental Hygiene 252– Clinical Dental Hygiene IV |
5 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 256 – Community Dental Health II |
1 credit hour |
| Dental Hygiene 258 – Ethics and Jurisprudence |
2 credit hours |
| Dental Hygiene 260 – Senior Seminar |
2 credit hours |
| Psychology 201 |
3 credit hours |
| Total |
13 credit hours |
