Curriculum

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene—Fast Track

Year I-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
DHY 202 Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Histology 2
DHY 204 Head and Neck Anatomy 2
DHY 209 Dental Hygiene Process of Care I (with lab) 6
DHY 230 Dental Radiology (with lab) 3
DHY 231 Dental Materials (with lab) 3
DHY 232 Nutrition 2
TOTAL
18

Year I-Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
DHY 211 Dental Hygiene Process of Care II 3
DHY 223 Clinical Dental Hygiene I 3
DHY 233 Periodontology 3
DHY 330 Pathology 3
DHY 343 Pain Management (with lab) 3
LIB 512 Health Care Ethics 3
TOTAL
18

Year I-Summer Session

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
DHY 310 Dental Hygiene Process of Care III 3
DHY 350 Community Oral Health 3
DHY 420 Oral Health Research 3
DHY 323 Clinical Dental Hygiene II 4
DHY 342 Pharmacology  3
TOTAL
16

Year II-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
DHY 311 Dental Hygiene Process of Care IV 2
DHY 324 Clinical Dental Hygiene III 4
DHY 460 Capstone in Dental Hygiene 2
DHY 345 Practice & Career Management 2
DHY 450 Dental Hygiene Content Review  1
DHY Elective Dental Hygiene Program Elective (online)  3
PSB 320 Introduction to Health Care Delivery  3
TOTAL
17

Total institutional credits to complete degree requirements: 69 semester hours