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Division of Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Curriculum Plan



[*Courses subject to varied sequencing]             DENTAL HYGIENE CURRICULUM PLAN                              

 

 

 

 

First Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer II

 

Hrs.

 

 

 

 

*DTHY 100 (Health Care Terminology

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1

First Semester

 

Hrs.

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

University 101

 

1

 

Biology 102

 

3

English 101 (GEC #1)

 

3

 

Biology 104

 

1

*Comm 100/102 (GEC #4)

3

 

Chemistry 112

 

4

Math 126 (GEC #2)

3

 

HN&F 171 (Nutrition)

3

Chemistry 111

 

4

 

* Psych 101 (GEC #4)

3

*DTHY 100 (Health Care Term)

1

 

*DTHY 186 (Dental Anatomy)

2

*DTHY 185 (Head & Neck Anatomy)

1

 

*DTHY 101 (Intro. to Dental Hyg)

1

 

 

Total

16

 

 

 

Total

17

 

 

 

 

Second Year

 

 

 

 

Summer I

 

Hrs.

 

 

 

 

Anatomy 205 (Web)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

   Total            3       

 

 

 

 

First Semester

 

Hrs.

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

Anatomy 206

 

1

 

Physiology 241

 

4

*Soc. 101 (GEC #4)

 

3

 

Histology 309

 

2

DTHY 205 (Theory/Practice-Prevent)

2

 

*GEC Req (#3,5,6,7,8,9)

3

MBIM 200

 

3

 

DTHY 225 (Dent Hyg Tech)

4

*GEC Req (#3,5,6,7,8,9)

 

3

 

*English 102 (GEC #1)

3

*Psych. 241 (GEC #4)

3

 

DTHY 220 (Dent Nursing Tech)

2

 

 

Total

15

 

 

 

Total

18

 

 

 

 

Third Year

 

 

 

 

Summer I

 

Hrs.

 

 

 

 

Pharmacology 260 (Web)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Total           3

 

 

 

 

First Semester

 

Hrs.

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

DTHY 363 (Periodontics)

1

 

DTHY 364 (Periodontics)

2

MTEC 493 (Pathology)

 

3

 

DTHY 378 (DidacticTeach Mth)

2

DTHY 320 (Dent Radiology)

2

 

Pathology 302

 

3

DTHY 350 (Public Health)

1

 

DTHY 361 (Expanded Functions)

2

DTHY 360 (Dent Materials)

3

 

DTHY 300 (Anesthesiology)

1

DTHY 370 (Clin Methods)

2

 

DTHY 351 (Dent Health Ed)(W #1)

3

DTHY 372 (Clinic - DH)

2

 

DTHY 374 (Clinic - DH)

2

DTHY 380 (Rural Health)

1

 

DTHY 322 (Dental Radiology)

1

DTHY 366 (Dent Literature)

1

 

 

 

Total

16

Total

16

 

 

 

Fourth Year

 

Summer I

 

 

  Hrs.

 

Summer II

Hrs.

DTHY 491 (Rural Health)

3

 

DTHY 493 (Clin Meth/Anes)

1

 

 

Total

3

 

DTHY 367 (Research Methods)

1

 

 

 

 

 

*GEC Req (#3,5,6,7, 8,9)-optional

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total            2-5

First Semester

 

Hrs.

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

DTHY 404 (Clinical DH Methods)

1

 

DTHY 406 (Clinic - DH)

3-4

DTHY 405 (Clinic - DH)

4

 

DTHY 407 (Clin DH Meth)(GEC #1)

2

DTHY 402 (DH Practice)

2

 

DTHY 451 (Dental Health Educ 3)

2

DTHY 493 (Clinical Pharm)

 

1

 

DTHY 440 (Clinic/Didactic Seminar)

1

*GEC Req (#3,5,6,7,8,9)

       3

 

DTHY Elective (490, 491, 493)

2

DTHY Elective (490, 491, 493)

1

 

*GEC Req (#3,5,6,7,8,9)

3

DTHY 450 (Dental Health Educ 2)

2

 

 

 

Total

13-14

DTHY 478 (Clinic Teach Mth)

2

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 Total     13-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
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