Allied Dental Programs
Dental Hygiene
Associate of Science Curriculum
Pre-Dental Hygiene Course Work
Full details about pre-dental hygiene courses, including required college courses, in preparation for the two-year Associate of Science degree program on the Indianapolis campus are posted on the School of Dentistry's Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene Admissions Critieria web site.
Dental Hygiene Program, Year 1
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
Dental Hygiene Program, Year 2
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)
- PSY-B 305 Statistics* or STAT 30100 Elementary Statistical Methods I**
*See course listing at IUPUI Department of Psychology
**See course listing at IUPUI Department of Mathematical Sciences