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Dental HygieneDegree
Associate of Science
DegreeOutcomes
Students completing the degreewill:
• Gain the skills and knowledge required for patient assessment,
developing a dental hygiene diagnosis, and designing and
implementing a complete dental hygiene treatment plan, based
on the oral and systemic health of patients/clients.
• Apply course content knowledge from dental sciences,
community dental health, pharmacology, oral pathology and
radiology to patient cases and content examination questions
using critical thinking skills and deductive reasoning
to successfully pass the National Dental Hygiene Board
Examination.
• Gain the clinical skill necessary to pass a state or regional
clinical examination for licensure to practice dental hygiene.
Prerequisites
Required for this degree. Science courses must have been
completed within the last 5 years.
Science
16 Credits
Required: BIOL 223, 224, 251 and CHEM 220 • Other: COM 113
(3 cr.)
Total Program Prereq. Requirements
19 Credits
General Education Requirements
Diversity
(3 credits)
Recommended: ART 263, 270, THTR 210
English
6 credits
Required: ENG 101 and 102 or ENG 113 and 114.
Fine Arts
3 credits
Recommended: ART 263, 270, THTR 210
Humanities
3 credits
Required: PHIL 135.
Mathematics
6 credits
Required: MATH 126, STAT 152
Science (included in program prereq.)
12 credits
Social Science
6 credits
Recommended: SOC 101 • Required: PSY 101
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions
3 credits
Recommended: PSC 101
Total General Education Requirements
39 Credits
Emphasis Requirements
DH 102 Oral Biology........................................................4
DH 103 Head and Neck Anatomy.....................................2
DH 104 Dental Hygiene I. ................................................3
DH 105 Intro to Clinical Practice. .....................................2
DH 107 Legal and Ethical Implications in Dental Hygiene.1
DH 110 Concepts of Oral Health. .....................................2
DH 112 Oral Radiology....................................................3
DH 113 General and Oral Pathology. ...............................3
DH 115 Clinical Practice I.................................................3
DH 118 Advanced Clinical Topics in Dental Hygiene.........2
DH 120 Fundamentals of Nutrition in Dentistry. .............3
DH 202 Pharmacology. ...................................................2
DH 203 Special Patients. .................................................2
DH 205 Clinical Practice II................................................5
DH 207 Periodontics I......................................................2
DH 208 Community Dental Health I. ...............................2
DH 209 Pain and Anxiety Control. ...................................3
DH 211 DentalMaterials&Techniques for Dental Hygienists..2
DH 214 Periodontics II.....................................................1
DH 215 Clinical Practice III...............................................5
DH 216 Principles of Dental Practice. ..............................1
DH 218 Community Dental Health II. ..............................2
DH 299 Independent Study.............................................4
Total Emphasis Requirements
59 Credits
Total Degree Requirements
105 Credits
It is highly recommended that all prospective Dental
Hygiene students complete all general education in addition to
the prerequisite courses before applying for admission to the
program.
See the following page for the
SuggestedGeneral Education and
Prerequisites Course Sequence
and Suggested Emphasis Course
Sequence.
