Dental Hygiene Degree Map

Prefix Number		Course Title	Credit Hours
Fall Term
*DEH	1002	Introduction to Dental Hygiene	2
*DEH	1002L	Dental Hygiene Pre-Clinic	2
*DES	1020	Orofacial Anatomy	2
*DES	1020L	Orofacial Anatomy Lab	1
*DES	1200	Dental Radiology	2
*DES	1200L	Dental Radiology Lab	2
SPC	2608	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	(G.E.) 3
AMH or POS	1020 1041	Intro Survey Since 1877 or American Government	3
			17
Spring Term
*DEH	1130	Oral Embryology and Histology	2
*DEH	1600	Medical Emergencies	2
*DEH	1800	Dental Hygiene Theory I	2
*DEH	1800L	Dental Hygiene Clinic I	3
*DES	1100	Dental Materials and Expanded Duties	2
*DES	1100L	Dental Materials and Expanded Duties Lab	1
			12
Summer Term
*DEH	1802	Dental Hygiene Theory II	2
*DEH	1802L	Dental Hygiene Clinic II	3
*DEH	2400	General and Oral Pathology	3
*DEH	2602	Periodontology I	1
			9
Fall Term
*DEH	2300	Pharmacology and Pain Control	3
*DEH	2604	Periodontology II	2
*DEH	2702	Community Dental Health	2
*DEH	2804	Dental Hygiene Theory III	2
*DEH	2804L	Dental Hygiene Clinic II	4
PSY	2012	Introduction to Psychology	(G.E.) 3
			16
Spring Term
*DEH	2710	Nutrition and Dental Health	2
*DEH	2702L	Community Dental Health Lab	1
*DEH	2806	Professional Development and Ethical Principles	2
*DEH	2806L	Dental Hygiene Clinic IV	4
**		Humanities Core	3
			12
		Total Credit Hours	63

* Check the course descriptions for prerequisites.

** It is your responsibility to meet with an instructional supervisor or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement.

NOTES:

Computer literacy general education requirement is covered within the dental hygiene curriculum for the associate degree.