Allied Dental Programs
Dental Hygiene - Indianapolis
Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Full details about required pre-dental hygiene courses, including Gen Ed requirements in preparation for the 3.5 year Bachelor of Science degree program on the Indianapolis campus are posted on the School of Dentistry's Bachelor Degree in Dental Hygiene Admissions Criteria website.
Dental Hygiene Program, Year 1
Fall Semester
H204 Periodontics
H205 Medical and Dental Emergencies
H211 Head and Neck Anatomy H214 Oral Anatomy
H216 Nutrition
H218 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene
H303 Radiology
Spring Semester
H206 General Pathology I
H215 Pharmacology and Therapeutics H217 Preventative Dentistry
H219 Clinical Practice I
H308 Dental Materials
H321 Clinical Periodontics Cultural understanding*
First Summer Session
H221 Clinical Dental Hygiene Procedures
H250 Local Anesthesia and Pain Control
H305 Radiology Clinic I
Dental Hygiene Program, Year 2
Fall Semester
H207 General Pathology II
H301 Clinical Practice II
H306 Radiology Clinic I
H311 Dental Health Education
H252 Introduction to Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene Care
E351 Advanced Dental Materials for Dental Auxiliaries Analytical reasoning**
Spring Semester
H302 Clinical Practice III
H304 Oral Pathology
H344 Senior Hygiene Seminar
H347 Community Dental Health
PSY-B 305 Statistics or STAT 30100 Elementary Statistical Methods I
Arts & Humanities
Second Summer Session (choose a track)
Track 1 Public Health Hygiene
H411 Clinic
PBHL-H120 Health Care Delivery in the US
Public Health Elective
Public Health Dental Hygiene Track Electives:
PBHL-E333: Buzzed and Stoned – Impact of Substance Abuse on Public Health
PBHL-S250: Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Health
PBHL-E323: Chasing Disease - Field Epidemiology
PBHL-A330: Humans in Extreme Environments
PBHL-S340: Cultural Considerations in the Promotion of Health
PBHL-S337: Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
PBHL-H345: Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
PBHL-H305: Medical Group Management
PBHL-H310: Lean in Healthcare
PBHL-H330: Global Public Health
PBHL-H420: Health Policy
Track 2 Public Health Administration
H411 Clinic
PBHL H120 Health Care Delivering in the US
PBHL-H375 Management of Health Services Organizations
Year 3 Fall Semester
Track 1 Public Health Hygiene
H404 Practicum in Community
H420 Clinic
PBHL A316 Environmental Health Science
PBHL E210 Zombie Apocalypse and Doomsday Infections
PBHL H322 Principles of Epidemiology
Track 2 Public Health Administration
H420 Clinic
Health Care Administration Track Elective
Health Care Administration Track Elective
Open Elective
Health Administration Certificate Elective: (optional)
(PBHL-H345 Operation Management & Quality Improvement in Healthcare)
Public Health Administration Electives:
PBHL-H 345 Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Healthcare (3 cr.)
PBHL-H346: Organizational Behavior and HR Management in Health Care (3 cr.)
PBHL-H320: Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
PBHL-H305 Medical Group Management (3 cr.)
PBHL-H 420 Health Policy (3 cr.)
PBHL-H432: Healthcare Marketing (3 cr.)
PBHL-H310: Lean in Healthcare (3 cr.)
PBHL-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
PBHL-H411: Chronic and Long-Term Care (3 cr.)
PBHL-H455: Topics in Public Health (3 cr.)
- *These courses are offered online at least once a year.