Allied Dental Programs

Dental Hygiene

Associate of Science Curriculum

Predental Hygiene

These courses must be taken before the student enrolls in the School of Dentistry’s two-year Associate of Science degree program. See Associate of Science Admission.

One semester each:

• English Composition      
• Sociology          
• Chemistry with Laboratory      
• Human Anatomy         
• Public Speaking      
• Psychology      
• Human Physiology      
• Microbiology with Laboratory    

Two semesters:

• Arts and Humanities

First Year

First Semester       

• H204 Periodontics       
• H206 General Pathology I       
• H211 Head and Neck Anatomy
• H214 Oral Anatomy       
• H216 Chemistry and Nutrition       
• H218 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene           
• H303 Radiology       

Second Semester       

• H205 Medical and Dental Emergencies      
• H207 General Pathology II      
• H215 Pharmacology and Therapeutics      
• H217 Preventive Dentistry 
• H219 Clinical Practice I   
• H308 Dental Materials      
• H321 Peridontics    

Summer Session   

• H221 Clinical Dental Hygiene Procedures      
• H250 Local Anesthesia and Pain Control
• H252 Introduction to Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene Care      
• H305 Radiology Clinic I

Second Year

First Semester       

• H301 Clinical Practice II       
• H304 Oral Pathology       
• H306 Radiology Clinic II       
• H311 Dental Health Education       
• H347 Community Dental Health (introduction)       
• E351 Advanced Dental Materials for Dental Auxiliaries       

Second Semester       

• H302 Clinical Practice III      
• H307 Radiology Clinic III      
• H344 Senior Hygiene Seminar      
• H347 Community Dental Health (practicum)