The Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene requires a minimum of 91 credit hours.
Associate of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene |
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| Dental Hygiene Course Descriptions | |||
| Major Code DH00 | Credit Hours | ||
| General Education Requirements* | 24 | ||
| Dental Hygiene Requirements | 67 | ||
| DH 101 | Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene | 3 | |
| DH 103 | Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene-Lab | 2 | |
| DH 105 | Fundamentals of Instrumentation | 2 | |
| DH 120 | Dental Hygiene Concepts | 2 | |
| DH 140 | Dental Morphology | 1 | |
| DH 150 | Oral Histology and Embryology | 3 | |
| DH 160 | Dental Radiology Lecture | 3 | |
| DH 165 | Dental Radiology Lab | 1 | |
| DH 180 | Medical Emergencies | 1 | |
| DH 190 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 4 | |
| DH 210 | Pain Management | 2 | |
| DH 220 | Dental Materials Lecture | 1 | |
| DH 225 | Dental Materials Lab | 1 | |
| DH 290 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II (WI) | 4 | |
| DH 295 | Seminar in Dental Hygiene I | 1 | |
| DH 300 | Community Dental Health Education | 3 | |
| DH 301 | Community Dental Health Ed. Practicum | 1 | |
| DH 310 | Nutrition | 2 | |
| DH 315 | Ethics & Jurisprudence in Dental Hygiene | 1 | |
| DH 320 | Pharmacology | 2 | |
| DH 325 | Dental Practice Management | 1 | |
| DH 340 | Oral Pathology | 3 | |
| DH 350 | Periodontics | 2 | |
| DH 390 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 4 | |
| DH 395 | Senior Seminar | 1 | |
| Bio 121 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | |
| Bio 221 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 | |
| Bio 231 | General & Medical Microbiology | 5 | |
| Chem 121/122 | Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences with lab* | 1 | |
| Soc 110 | Introduction to Sociology** | 3 | |
| Psy 100 | General Psychology** | 3 | |
| Total | 91 | ||
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*CHEM 121/122 satisfies four hours of general education requirements ** SOC 110 or PSY 100 will satisfies three hours of general education requirements, both courses are required for the Dental Hygiene Program. **See course descriptions for prerequisites. Associate of Science degree students must meet the Missouri Constitution Requirement by completing PSC 120 or the Missouri Constitution Test. |
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Successful Progress: The dental hygiene program is a sequential course of study. Upon acceptance into the dental hygiene program, the student must maintain a grade of 75% of better in the laboratory sections and lecture courses in order to proceed to the next dental hygiene course. Students who fail a laboratory course will not be allowed to reapply to the program.
