MSSU Health Sciences

Bachelor Science in Health Science - Dental Hygiene


Option - Dental Hygiene
Health Science Baccalaureate

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Credit Hours

MSSU Core Requirements (51*) see MSSU catalog

42

Health Sciences Core

18

Comm 305

Intercultural Communication (WI) *

3

MM 350

Principles of Management (WI)

3

Phil 312

Biomedical Ethics

3

Psy 320

Applied Statistics

3

Bio 380

Epidemiology

  OR

Bio 370

Environmental Health

3

HS 390

Health Care System

3

Dental Hygiene Requirements

68

Bio 231

General & Medical Microbiology

5

Bio 121

Anatomy & Physiology I * (Area 3A)

4

Bio 221

Anatomy & Physiology II

5

Chem 100

Introductory Chemistry* (Area 3B)

5

Bio 240

Radiation Biology

3

Psy 100

General Psychology**

  OR

Soc 110

Introduction to Sociology **

3

DH 101

Fundamental of Dental Hygiene

4

DH 102

Fundamental of Dental Hygiene II

4

DH 140

Dental Morphology

1

DH 150

Oral Histology and Embryology

3

DH 160

Dental Radiology

2

DH 300

Dental Health Education

3

DH 340

Periodontology & Pathology

4

DH 220

Dental Materials

3

DH 190

Clinical Dental Hygiene I

2

DH 290

Clinical Dental Hygiene II (WI)

5

DH 390

Clinical Dental Hygiene III

5

DH 310

Nutrition

2

DH 320

Pharmacology

2

DH 330

Ethics & Community Dentistry

3

 

(19 upper division in Dental Hygiene Core)

 

Total Hours

128

*Some required courses satisfy major requirements
and MSSU Core requirements.

** Both Sociology and Psychology are required.
One course is built into the Core Curriculum and the
other should be taken as a dental hygiene requirement.

*** Three hours of upper division electives needed after
completion of the Dental Hygiene and Health Science Core.

Contact Information
Missouri Southern State University - Joplin