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SuggestedGeneral Education and
Prerequisites Course Sequence
Dental Hygiene ACCUPLACER
Sentence Skills: 106 or higher
Reading Comp: 84 or higher
Writeplacer: 8 or higher
Course # Title Credits
Prerequisites 1st Semester
Science CHEM 121 General Chemistry I 4
English COM 113 Fundamentals of Speech I 3
English ENG 101 Composition I 3
Mathematics MATH 126 Pre-Calculus I 3
Total 13
Prerequisites 2nd Semester
Science BIOL 190/190L Introduction to Cell andMolecular Biology/
Laboratory 4
Science CHEM 220 Introductory Organic Chemistry 4
English ENG 102 Composition II 3
Mathematics STAT 152 Introduction to Statistics 3
Total 14
Course # Title Credits
Prerequisites 3rd Semester
Science BIOL 223 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
Science BIOL 251 General Microbiology 4
Humanities PHIL 135 Introduction to Ethics 3
Social Science PSY 101 General Psychology 3
Total 14
Prerequisites 4th Semester
Science BIOL 224 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
Fine Arts/Diversity Elective 3
U.S. and Nevada
Constitutions PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics 3
Social Science SOC 101 Principles of Sociology 3
Total 13
Dental HygieneDegree, cont.
Associate of Science
Suggested Emphasis Course Sequence
Course # Title Credits
Emphasis 1st Semester
Emphasis DH 102 Oral Biology 4
Emphasis DH 103 Head and Neck Anatomy 2
Emphasis DH 104 Dental Hygiene I 3
Emphasis DH 105 Introduction to Clinical Practice 2
Emphasis DH 110 Concepts of Oral Health (offered in July-August) 2
Emphasis DH 112 Oral Radiology 3
Emphasis DH 299 Independent Study 1
Total 17
Emphasis 2nd Semester
Emphasis DH 113 General and Oral Pathology 3
Emphasis DH 115 Clinical Practice I 3
Emphasis DH 118 Advanced Clinical Topics in Dental Hygiene
(offered in July -August) 2
Emphasis DH 120 Fundamentals of Nutrition in Dentistry 3
Emphasis DH 202 Pharmacology 2
Emphasis DH 209 Pain and Anxiety Control 3
Emphasis DH 299 Independent Study 1
Total 17
Course # Title Credits
Emphasis 3rd Semester
Emphasis DH 203 Special Patients 2
Emphasis DH 205 Clinical Practice II 5
Emphasis DH 207 Periodontics I 2
Emphasis DH 208 Community Dental Health I 2
Emphasis DH 211 DentalMaterialsandTechniques for DentalHygienists 2
Emphasis DH 299 Independent Study 1
Total 14
Emphasis 4th Semester
Emphasis DH 107 Legal and Ethical Implications in Dental Hygiene 1
Emphasis DH 214 Periodontics II 1
Emphasis DH 215 Clinical Practice III 5
Emphasis DH 216 Principles of Dental Practice 1
Emphasis DH 218 Community Dental Health II 2
Emphasis DH 299 Independent Study 1
Total 11
Degree Total 113