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Program of Study Leading to the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree in Dental Hygiene

First Year - First Semester  Credits
BIO 230 Anatomy & Physiology I 4.0
CHE 110 Intro. to Chemistry l (Lecture and Lab) 4.0
DEN 110 Oral Anatomy & Physiology (Lecture and Lab) 2.0
DEN 111 Head & Neck Anatomy 1.5
DEN 112 Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice I 2.0
ENG 110 Expository Writing 3.0
Subtotal
16.5

 
First Year -Second Semester   Credits
BIO 240 Anatomy & Physiology II (Lecture and Laboratory) 4.0
CHE 120 Principles of Organic Chemistry 2.0
DEN 120 Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice II 1.5
DEN 121 Dental Radiology I: Basic Concepts (Lecture & Lab) 1.0
DEN 122 Oral Microbiology (Lecture and Laboratory) 1.5
DEN 123 Oral Embryology & Histology 1.5
DEN 129 Clinic I 3.0
ENG 111 Literature & Composition 3.0
Subtotal
17.5

 
Summer Credits
DEN 130 General & Oral Pathology 2.0
DEN 131 Periodontology 2.0
DEN 132 Dental Health Education 2.0
Subtotal
6.0

 
Second Year - Third Semester Credits
DEN 210 General & Oral Pathology 1.5
DEN 211 Periodontology 1.5
DEN 212 Dental Health Education 1.5
DEN 213 Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice 1.5
DEN 219 Clinic II 4.0
PSY 1032 Intro to Psychology 3.0
VPA 192 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3.0
Subtotal
16.0

 
Second Year - Fourth Semester Credits
DEN 220 Community Dental Health 1.5
DEN 221 Pharmacology 1.5
DEN 222 Dental Specialities 1.0
DEN 223 Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Management 1.5
DEN 224 Senior Seminar 1.5
DEN 229 Clinic III 4.0
SOC 1232 Intro to Sociology 3.0
Subtotal
14.0
Total Credits
70.0