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.