The mission of the Dental Hygiene Program is to educate and prepare students to become competent, licensed dental hygienists who will conduct themselves in an ethical manner while providing quality dental hygiene care to the community. The dental hygiene graduate will have the foundation to pursue the roles of administrator/manager, change agent, clinician, consumer advocate, educator/health promoter, and researcher in their professional activities. This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pass all dental hygiene licensure examinations
- Demonstrate entry-level proficiency for all dental hygiene competencies.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Provide comprehensive dental hygiene services based on the
current standard of care.
- Incorporate a high level ethical and professional conduct consistent with the principles of the dental hygiene profession.
- Demonstrate a proficiency in critical thinking and communication skills in the provision of dental hygiene care.
Bloodborne Pathogen Policy
Interested applicants to the Dental Hygiene program need to be familiar with the Bloodborne Pathogen Policy. Read the policy here Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - SUMMER II SEMESTER BIO-135 - Anatomy & Physiology I, 4 credits DHY-100 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene, 2 credits EMS-207 - Cardio-Pulmoniary Resuscitation (CPR), 1 credits or Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER BIO-136 - Anatomy & Physiology II, 4 credits DHY-101 - Dental Hygiene Seminar I, 2 credits DHY-102 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I, 3 credits DHY-103 - Oral Histology & Embryology, 2 credits DHY-104 - Dental Anatomy, 2 credits DHY-105 - Dental Radiology, 3 credits FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER BIO-251 - General Microbiology, 4 credits DHY-111 - Dental Hygiene Seminar II, 2 credits DHY-112 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II, 3 credits DHY-113 - Periodontics I, 3 credits DHY-114 - Dental Materials, 3 credits DHY-115 - Nutrition & Oral Health, 2 credits SECOND YEAR - SUMMER I SEMESTER DHY-122 - Advanced Dental Hygiene Procedures, 3 credits DHY-205 - Oral Pathology, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER DHY-201 - Dental Hygiene Seminar III, 2 credits DHY-202 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III, 4 credits DHY-203 - Dental Health Education, 2 credits DHY-204 - Dental Pharmacology, 3 credits DHY-206 - Periodonitcs II, 2 credits PSY-103 - General Psychology, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER DHY-211 - Dental Hygiene Seminar IV, 1 credits DHY-212 - Dental Hygiene Clinic IV, 4 credits DHY-213 - Community Dental Health, 2 credits SOC-101 - Principles of Sociology, 3 credits SPE-210 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communications, 3 credits or SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 79 |