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The dental hygiene program begins in August of each year and continues for two academic years with a summer session between years. For more information, contact the program director.

First Year
Fall Semester			Hours
BMS 9701		Head and Neck Anatomy	2.0
DENT-HYG 3000		Dental Morphology	2.0
DENT-HYG 3020		Dental Radiology	2.0
DENT-HYG 3080		Introduction to the Preventive Practice of Dental Hygiene	4.0
DENT-HYG 3080L		Pre-clinical Dental Hygiene	2.0
DENT-HYG 3320		Oral Health Behavior Change	3.0
LS-PHYS 3070		Oral Physiology	3.0
Total			18.0
Spring Semester
DENT-HYG 3200		Histopathology	3.0
DENT-HYG 3210		Applied Biochemistry	2.0
DENT-HYG 3220		Dental Biomaterials	2.0
DENT-HYG 3280C		Dental Hygiene Clinic I	3.0
DENT-HYG 3285		Seminar In Dental Hygiene I	2.0
DENT-HYG 3260		Principles of Periodontics	3.0
DENT-HYG 3300		Radiographic Interpretation	0.5
DENT-HYG 3340		Principles of Public Health	2.0
Total			17.5
Second Year
Summer Semester
DENT-HYG 4020		Local Anesthesia	3.0
DENT-HYG 4060C		Dental Hygiene Clinic II	2.0
DENT-HYG 4065		Seminar in Dental Hygiene II	1.0
Total			6.0
Fall Semester
DENT-HYG 4050		Periodontics II	2.0
DENT-HYG 4080		Intro. To Research Design	2.0
DENT-HYG 4100		Pharmacology	3.0
DENT-HYG 4120		Seminar in Dental Hygiene III	2.0
DENT-HYG 4120C		Dental Hygiene Clinic III	4.0
DENT-HYG 4220		Community Oral Health Field Exp	2.0
DENT-HYG 4400		Nutrition & Oral Health	3.0
Total			18.0
Spring Semester
DENT-HYG 4210		Practice Management	3.0
DENT-HYG 4240		Ethics & Jurisprudence	1.0
DENT-HYG 4260		Senior Seminar	2.0
DENT-HYG 4260C		Dental Hygiene Clinice IV	4.0
Electives (Select One)
DENT-HYG 4320		Special Patient Care Practicum	2-4
DENT-HYG 4330		Oncology Practicum	1-4
DENT-HYG 4340		Community Dentistry Practicum	2-4
DENT-HYG 4350		Periodontal Therapy Practicum	1-4
DENT-HYG 4380		Research Practicum	2-4
DENT-HYG 4660		Independent Study	1-4
Total			12-15
Total Hours			70-73

A minimum of 124 semester hours is required for a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene.

The Division of Dental Hygiene reserves the privilege of making changes and improvements in course sequence and content to assure the best dental hygiene education for its students.