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2022-23 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Hygiene - DENT/HYGNE.AAS

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Note: Students considering the B.S. in Dental Hygiene at SIU-C after graduation from L&C should contact the program coordinator regarding course selection prior to enrollment.

Summer Semester

ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Fall Semester

BIOL 141 - Anatomy-Physiology I 4 credit hours *
BIOL 241 - Microbiology 4 credit hours *
DENT 232 - Pathology II 2 credit hours
DENT 234 - Preclinical Dental Hygiene I 5 credit hours
*If the student completes BIOL 141, BIOL 142, and/or BIOL 241 prior to admission to the Dental Hygiene Program, then the student must have completed the course no more than five years prior to the fall semester when the student is admitted to the program.

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Semester

BIOL 142 - Anatomy-Physiology II 4 credit hours *
DENT 231 - Pharmacology 2 credit hours
DENT 248 - Periodontology 2 credit hours
DENT 250 - Dental Hygiene Clinic Seminar I 3.5 credit hours
DENT 252 - Community Oral Health 2.5 credit hours
DENT 254 - Dental Hygiene Practice II 4 credit hours

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Summer Semester

DENT 251 - Dental Hygiene Clinic Seminar II 2 credit hours
DENT 255 - Dental Hygiene Practice III 6 credit hours

Total: 8 Credit Hours

Fall Semester

DENT 233 - Nutrition And Oral Health 2 credit hours
DENT 253 - Dental Hygiene Clinic Seminar III 2 credit hours
DENT 256 - Dental Hygiene Practice IV 6 credit hours
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours
SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Optional Electives:

DENT 257 - Local Anesthesia In Dentistry 2 credit hours
DENT 295 - National Board Exam Review 3 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S in Dental Hygiene: 60