Allied Dental Programs
Dental Hygiene - Indianapolis
B.S. Degree Completion Program Course Descriptions
DHYG H402 Practicum in Dental Hygiene Education (4 cr.)
Structured practical experience in planning, supervising, coordinating and evaluating instruction in an educational setting. Emphasis on faculty roles and responsibilities.
DHYG H403 Advanced Community Dental Hygiene (4 cr.)
Public health principles including a study of the health care delivery system and preventive public health care at the community level.
DHYG H405 Introduction to Health Care Research (3 cr.)
Review of current literature related to periodontics, oral pathology, preventive dentistry, and the current practices of dental hygiene.
DHYG H406 Educational Methodology in Health Sciences (1-3 cr.)
The purpose of this course is to assist potential educators in the health sciences to understand current theories, concepts, and methodologies in professional health science education. Students will learn to apply effective educational strategies to match learners’ needs in didactic, laboratory, and clinical settings. This course will use a variety of delivery systems, including an online component.
DHYG H407 Instructional Media and Technology in Health Science Education (1-3 cr.)
The purpose of this course is to examine the utilization of a variety of instructional technologies that can be used in educational settings for patients, students, and practitioners. Various technologies will be analyzed for appropriateness of use, strengths, and weaknesses. A variety of delivery mechanisms will be used, including an online component.
PSY B305 Statistics (3 cr.)
Introduction to basic statistical concepts; descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Introduction to data analytic software.
STAT I301 Elementary Statistical Methods (3 cr.)
Introduction to statistical methods with applications to diverse fields. Emphasis on understanding and interpreting standard techniques. Data analysis for one and several variables, design of samples and experiments, basic probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and significance tests for means and proportions, and correlation and regression. Software is used throughout.
Updated April 2025