Dental Hygiene, AS (DHYG-AS)
The Tunxis Campus of CT State Community College Dental Hygiene program provides the skills and knowledge necessary to function effectively as an integral member of the dental health team. The program has a 30-year affiliation with University of Connecticut (UCONN) School of Dental Medicine. The program utilizes the facilities of the UCONN School of Dental Medicine, federal, state and local hospitals, and community health clinics. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the examinations for licensure given by National and Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA). Graduates who pass both boards are eligible for a Connecticut license. The program is the only state supported dental hygiene program in Connecticut.
Courses
- BIO1210 — General Biology I
- BIO2111 — Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO2112 — Anatomy & Physiology II
- BIO2350 — Microbiology
- CCS1001 — College & Career Success
- CHEM1110 — Concepts of Chemistry
- COMM1301 — Public Speaking
- DHYG2005 — Nutrition for Health Professionals
- DHYG2008 — Dental Hygiene Professionalism, Ethics, and Jurisprudence
- DHYG2009 — Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Theory
- DHYG2010C — Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Clinic
- DHYG2012 — Diagnostic Radiography for the Dental Hygienist
- DHYG2025 — Dental Materials for the Dental Hygienist
- DHYG2028 — Histology & Oral Anatomy for the Dental Hygienist
- DHYG2033 — Oral Medicine and Pathology
- DHYG2139 — Dental Hygiene II Theory
- DHYG2140C — Dental Hygiene II Clinic
- DHYG2267 — Community Oral Health
- DHYG2268 — Civic Engagement for the Dental Hygienist
- DHYG2362 — Periodontics
- DHYG2364 — Pharmacology
- DHYG2375 — Pain Control and Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist
- DHYG2379 — Dental Hygiene IV Theory
- DHYG2380C — Dental Hygiene IV Clinic
- DNAS1030 — Dental Materials for the Dental Assistant
- DNAS1031 — Oral Anatomy and Pathophysiology
- DNAS1032 — Dental Materials
- DNAS1033 — Dental Radiography
- DNAS1043 — Advanced Dental Radiology
- DNAS1046 — Oral Anatomy for the Dental Assistant
- DNAS1047 — Principles of Radiation for the Dental Assistant
- ENG1010 — Composition
- MATH1002 — Math for Science and Technology
- MATH1010 — Intermediate Algebra
- MATH1011 — Applied Algebra with Modeling
- PSY1011 — General Psychology I
- SOC1001 — Principles of Sociology