Dental Hygiene, AAS Completion Guide

8-Week 1

• IVYT 111 - Student Success in University Transfer CREDIT HOURS: 1
• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3
• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS: 3

8-Week 2

• MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS: 3
• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS: 3

8-Week 3

• BIOL 201 - General Microbiology CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• BIOL 211 - Microbiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• CHEM 101 - Introductory Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 3
• CHEM 111 - Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• CHEM 115 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology CREDIT HOURS: 3

8-Week 4

• BIOL 201 - General Microbiology CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• BIOL 211 - Microbiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS: 3

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• CHEM 101 - Introductory Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 3
• CHEM 111 - Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• CHEM 115 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry CREDIT HOURS: 4

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• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS: 3

8-Week 5

• DHYG 101 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 102 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Lab CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 103 - Dental Radiography CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 104 - Dental Anatomy CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 106 - Oral Histology and Embryology CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 6

• DHYG 101 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 102 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Lab CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 103 - Dental Radiography CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 105 - Nutrition and Oral Health CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 107 - Head and Neck Anatomy CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 7

• DHYG 114 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I CREDIT HOURS: 5
• DHYG 113 - Dental Radiography Clinic CREDIT HOURS: 1
• DHYG 110 - Periodontology CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 121 - Medical and Dental Emergencies CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 8

• DHYG 114 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I CREDIT HOURS: 5
• DHYG 113 - Dental Radiography Clinic CREDIT HOURS: 1
• DHYG 120 - Pharmacology CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 122 - General Pathology CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 9

• DHYG 224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II CREDIT HOURS: 5
• DHYG 203 - Dental Materials CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 228 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Procedures CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 10

• DHYG 224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II CREDIT HOURS: 5
• DHYG 209 - Preventive Dentistry CREDIT HOURS: 1
• DHYG 222 - Oral Pathology CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 204 - Pain Management CREDIT HOURS: 2

8-Week 11

• DHYG 230 - Clinical Seminar CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 234 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III CREDIT HOURS: 6
• DHYG 235 - Community Oral Health Practicum CREDIT HOURS: 1

8-Week 12

• DHYG 230 - Clinical Seminar CREDIT HOURS: 2
• DHYG 234 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III CREDIT HOURS: 6
• DHYG 235 - Community Oral Health Practicum CREDIT HOURS: 1

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 76 credit hours