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Extended Three-year 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
ENG 110 Expository Writing 3.0
MAT 1604 Basic Mathematics Skills for Science Students 1.0
Subtotal
15.5

 
First Year -Second Semester   Credits
BIO 240 Anatomy & Physiology II (Lecture and Laboratory) 4.0
CHE 120 Principles of Organic Chemistry 2.0
DEN 122 Oral Microbiology (Lecture & Laboratory) 1.5
DEN 123 Oral Embryology & Histology 1.5
ENG 111 Literature & Composition 3.0
Subtotal
12.0

 
Summer Credits
DEN 5315 Nutrition 2.0
CPR** Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 0.0
Subtotal
2.0

 
Second Year - Third Semester Credits
DEN 112 Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice Lec. & Lab 1.5
DEN 129 Clinic 3.0
DEN 121 Radiology I: Basic Concepts 1.0
SOC 1232 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
Subtotal
8.5

 
Second Year - Fourth Trimester Credits
DEN 120 Clinical Dental hygiene Practice II 1.5
DEN 129 Clinic 3.0
DEN 121 Radiology I: Basic Concepts 1.0
SOC 1232 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
Subtotal
8.5
Summer Credits
DEN 131 Dental Radiology II: Techniques and Interpretation & Lab 2.0
DEN 132 Dental Materials 2.0
Subtotal
4.0
Third Year - Fifth Semester Credits
DEN 219 Clinic II 4.0
DEN 210 General and 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
Subtotal
10.0
Third Year - Sixth Trimester Credits
DEN 229 Clinic II 6.0
DEN 220 General and Oral Pathology 1.5
DEN 221 Phartmacology 1.5
DEN 212 Dental Specialties 1.0
DEN 223*** Ethics, Jurisprudence and Practice Management 1.5
DEN 224 Senior Seminar 1.5
Subtotal
13.0
Total Credits for Degree
76.0