PROGRAM COURSE SEQUENCE
The Dental Hygiene Program consists of four regular semesters and one summer. All courses must be taken in the proper sequence, as each builds on the knowledge gained on the previous courses.
FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER Class Lab Clin Cred
DEN 110 Orofacial Anatomy 2 2 0 3
DEN 111 Infection/Hazard Control 2 0 0 2
DEN 120 DH Preclinic lecture 2 0 0 2
DEN 121 DH Preclinic Lab 0 6 0 2
*ELECT Arts/Humanities Elective 3 0 0 3
Total Contact hours: 17
Total Credit Hours 12
SPRING SEMESTER
DEN 112 Dental Radiography 2 3 0 3
DEN 222 General & Oral Pathology 2 0 0 2
DEN 130 DH Theory I 2 0 0 2
DEN 131 DH Clinic I 0 0 9 3
DEN 123 Nutrition/Dental Health 2 0 0 2
Total Contact hours: 20
Total Credit Hours 12
SUMMER SEMESTER
DEN 124 Periodontology 2 0 0 2
DEN 140 DH Theory II 1 0 0 1
DEN 141 DH Clinic II 0 0 6 2
Total Contact hours: 11
Total Credit Hours 5
SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER Class Lab Clin Cred
DEN 220 DH Theory III 2 0 0 2
DEN 221 DH Clinic III 0 0 12 4
DEN 223 Dental Pharmacology 2 0 0 2
DEN 232 Comm. Dental Health 2 0 3 3
Total Contact hours: 21
Total Credit Hours 11
SPRING SEMESTER
DEN 224 Materials and Proc. 1 3 0 2
DEN 230 DH Theory IV 1 0 0 1
DEN 231 DH Clinic IV 0 0 12 4
DEN 233 Prof. Development 2 0 0 2
Total Contact hours: 19
Total Credit Hours 9
*The following courses (all 3 credit hours) will satisfy the Arts/Humanities elective for the Dental Hygiene Program:
| ART 111 Art Appreciation | HUM 120 Cultural Studies |
ART 114 Art History Survey I |
HUM 211 Humanities I |
| DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation | HUM 211 Humanities I |
| DRA 122 Oral Interpretation | HUM 220 Human Values and Meaning |
| DRA 122 Oral Interpretation | MUS 110 Music Appreciation |
| DRA 126 Storytelling | MUS 111 Fundamentals of Music |
| DRA 130 Acting I | MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz |
| ENG 125 Creative Writing I | MUS 213 Opera and Musical Theatre |
| ENG 231 American Literature I | PHI 210 History of Philosophy |
| ENG 232 American Literature II | PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics |
| ENG 241 British Literature I | REL 110 World Religions |
| ENG 242 British Literature II | REL 211 Intro to Old Testament |
| ENG 251 Western World Literature I | REL 212 intro to New Testament |
| ENG 252 Western World Literature II | REL 221 Religion in America |
| HUM 110 Technology and Society | SPA 141 Culture and Civilization |
Introductory foreign language courses are not accepted as a the Arts/Humanities elective, but advanced foreign language courses will be considered.
