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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Hygiene, AAS

LOCATIONS:

Anderson - South Bend/Elkhart

Dental Hygiene, AAS Completion Guide

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3 #
APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS: 3 #
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS: 3
SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology CREDIT HOURS: 3
ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS: 3 #
MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS: 3 #

Select one of the following

BIOL 201 - General Microbiology CREDIT HOURS: 4 #
BIOL 211 - Microbiology I CREDIT HOURS: 3 #

Select one of the following

CHEM 101 - Introductory Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 3 #
CHEM 111 - Chemistry I CREDIT HOURS: 4 #
CHEM 115 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry CREDIT HOURS: 4 #

Select one of the following

COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS: 3 #
COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS: 3 #

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 27

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIMENTS

IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 230 - Clinical Seminar CREDIT HOURS: 2 ^

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 3

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

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 105 - Nutrition and Oral Health CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 106 - Oral Histology and Embryology CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 107 - Head and Neck Anatomy CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 110 - Periodontology CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 113 - Dental Radiography Clinic CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 114 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I CREDIT HOURS: 5
DHYG 120 - Pharmacology CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 121 - Medical and Dental Emergencies CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 122 - General Pathology CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 203 - Dental Materials CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 204 - Pain Management CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 209 - Preventive Dentistry CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 222 - Oral Pathology CREDIT HOURS: 2
DHYG 224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II CREDIT HOURS: 5
DHYG 228 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Procedures CREDIT HOURS: 1
DHYG 234 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III CREDIT HOURS: 6
DHYG 235 - Community Oral Health Practicum CREDIT HOURS: 1

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 46

TOTAL CREDITS: 76

SYMBOL KEY

#Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program

^Capstone Course