Dental Branch, School of Dental Hygiene

Curriculum for both Baccalaureate and Certificate Programs

First Year
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Preclinical Technique	Clinical Seminar I
Introduction to Dental Hygiene	Clinical Practice I
Dental Radiology I	General Oral Pathology
Head and Neck Anatomy	Dental Radiology II
Oral Histology and Embryology	Dental Emergencies
Dental Anatomy	Introduction to Dental Hygiene
Summer Term Clinical Seminar II Clinical Practice II Fundamentals of Nutrition

Second Year
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Clinical Seminar III	Clinical Seminar IV
Clinical Practice III	Clinical Practice IV
Community Dental Health	Community Dental Health Practice
Periodontology	Applied Oral Pathology
Dental Materials	Current Applications in Dental Hygiene
Pharmacology	Practice Management

The Dental Hygiene program requires successful completion of four semesters of course work plus a summer term. Students are scheduled for approximately 17 credit hours per semester and are required to attend classes each day, including lectures, laboratories, and clinical sessions with patients. Classes are scheduled between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, with approximately 25 clock hours of classes each week.