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Dental Hygiene Curriculum

Junior, Fall Semester

Course Number Title Credits
ANAT 301 Head and Neck Anatomy 3.0
ANAT 302 Microscopic Anatomy 3.0
DENH 301 Dental Hygiene Theory I 5.0
GENP 302 Dental Materials 2.0
GENP 311 Oral Anatomy and Occlusion 3.0
MICR 365 Infection and Immunity 2.0
ORPT 301 Dental Radiology 1.0
PERI 326 Periodontics I 2.5

Junior, Spring Semester

Course Number Title Credits
DENH 302 Dental Hygiene Theory II 2.0
DENH 312 Preventive Oral Health Education 3.0
DENH 327 Clinical Dental Hygiene I / Seminar 4.0
DENH 342 Nutrition 3.0
ORPT 324 Oral Pathology 3.0
PERI 329 Periodontics II 3.0

Senior, Fall Semester

Course Number Title Credits
DENH 401 Dental Hygiene Theory III 2.0
DENH 411 Community Dental Health 2.0
DENH 437 Clinical Dental Hygiene II / Seminar 5.0
GENP 307 Research Methods and Study Design 2.0
ORSG 431 Mgt. of Med. Compromised / Med. Emergencies 3.0
PHTX 441 Pharmacology and Pain Control 5.0

Senior, Spring Semester

Course Number Title Credits
DENH 402 Dental Hygiene Theory IV 2.0
DENH 412 Community Dental Health Practicum 3.0
DENH 422 Current Issues, the Law and Ethics 2.0
DENH 447 Clinical Dental Education III / Seminar 6.0