Dental Hygiene (A45260)
The Dental Hygiene curriculum prepares individuals with the knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene care for the individual and the community. Students will learn to prepare the operatory, take patient histories, note abnormalities, plan care, teach oral hygiene, clean teeth, take x-rays, apply preventive agents, complete necessary chart entries, and perform other procedures related to dental hygiene care.
Courses
- BIO 163 — Basic Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO 175 — General Microbiology
- CHM 130 — General, Organic, & Biochemistry
- CHM 130A — Genereal, Organic, & Biochemistry Lab
- COM 120 — Intro Interpersonal Com
- COM 231 — Public Speaking
- DEN 110 — Orofacial Anatomy
- DEN 111 — Infection/Hazard Control
- DEN 112 — Dental Radiography
- DEN 120 — Dental Hygiene Preclinical Lecture
- DEN 121 — Dental Hygiene Preclincal Lab
- DEN 123 — Nutrition/Dental Health
- DEN 124 — Periodontology
- DEN 125 — Dental Office Emergencies
- DEN 130 — Dental Hygiene Theory I
- DEN 131 — Dental Hygiene Clinic I
- DEN 140 — Dental Hygiene Theory II
- DEN 141 — Dental Hygiene Clinic II
- DEN 220 — Dental Hygiene Theory III
- DEN 221 — Dental Hygiene Clinic III
- DEN 222 — General & Oral Pathology
- DEN 223 — Dental Pharmacology
- DEN 224 — Materials and Procedures
- DEN 230 — Dental Hygiene Theory IV
- DEN 231 — Dental Hygiene Clinic IV
- DEN 232 — Community Dental Health
- DEN 233 — Professional Development
- ENG 111 — Writing and Inquiry
- PSY 150 — General Psychology
- SOC 210 — Introduction to Sociology