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Dental Hygiene, Associate of Science

Program Description:

This program is focused in preparing the students to be part of the Dental Health team as Dental Hygienist based on the standards determined by the American Dental Association (ADA). The program will offer the students the required theoretical, ethical and clinical skills through the different courses in the curriculum in order to apply the appropriate techniques determined by the Dental Hygiene National Board necessary to improve the dental health of the community. FNU’s Dental Hygiene program will prepare the students to pass the National Board for Dental Hygiene and the State Board examination. (DORMANT)

Program Requirements (88 Credits)

General Education (31 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3
SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (3 Credits)

Any Humanities Course

Social Science (6 Credits)

Any Two Social Science Courses

Natural Science (12 Credits)

BSC 1085CAnatomy and Physiology I

4
BSC 1086CAnatomy and Physiology II

4
CHM 1025Introduction to Chemistry

3
CHM 1025LIntroduction to Chemistry Laboratory

1

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Lower Level Requirements (6 Credits)

HSC 2577Principles of Nutrition for Health Care

3
MCB 2000CMicrobiology

3

Core Requirements (55 Credits)

DEH 2130Oral Histology and Embryology (2 credits)

2
DEH 2300Dental Pharmacology

2
DEH 2002Preclinical Dental Hygiene I (2 credits)

2
DEH 2002LPreclinical Dental Hygiene Lab I (2 credits)

2
DEH 2800Clinical Dental Hygiene I

2
DEH 2800LClinical Dental Hygiene I

3
DEH 2802Clinical Dental Hygiene II

3
DEH 2802LClinical Dental Hygiene II

3
DEH 2602Periodontology

2
DEH 2602LPeriodontology Lab

2
DEH 2400General and Oral Pathology

2
DEH 2701Community Dental Health

2
DEH 2701LCommunity Dental Health Lab

1
DEH 2804LClinical Dental Hygiene III

4
DEH 2806Clinical Dental Hygiene IV

2
DEH 2806LClinical Dental Hygiene IV Clinic

4

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