Dental Hygiene AAS Degree

For more information please see the Dental Hygiene Program Overview .

Purpose

Graduates of the dental hygiene degree are eligible to take national and regional board examinations which are required to become a Registered Dental Hygienist (R.D.H.) An R.D.H. license is required in order to practice in a dental office or clinic.

Note: This degree is available at Hastings

Suggested Sequence of Courses

PreRequisite Requirements

BIOS 2250 - General Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit(s)
BIOS 2260 - General Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit(s)
BIOS 2460 - Microbiology 4 credit(s) *
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 credit(s)
PSYC 1810 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s) *
*BIOS 2460 and SOCI 1010 will count for 7 of the 15 credit(s) in the General Education Core Requirement total listed below. The remaining 14 prerequisite credit(s) are counted in the AAS Degree total.

Required Courses

DENH 1250 - Preclinical Dental Hygiene 5 credit(s)
DENH 1260 - Oral Anatomy I 2 credit(s)
DENH 1270 - Oral Anatomy II 1 credit(s)
DENH 1290 - Periodontics 2 credit(s)
DENH 1310 - Head & Neck Anatomy 2 credit(s)
DENH 1460 - Radiology 3 credit(s)
DENH 1470 - Dental Materials 3 credit(s)
DENH 1650 - Clinical Dental Hygiene I 4 credit(s)
DENH 1660 - Pharmacology 2 credit(s)
DENH 1800 - Local Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide 2 credit(s)
DENH 2000 - Clinical Interim 3 credit(s)
DENH 2250 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II 5 credit(s)
DENH 2270 - Dental Health Education 2 credit(s)
DENH 2320 - Oral Pathology 2 credit(s)
DENH 2330 - Nutrition 2 credit(s)
DENH 2470 - Community Health I 1 credit(s)
DENH 2480 - Community Health II 2 credit(s)
DENH 2650 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III 5 credit(s)
DENH 2660 - Community Practicum 2 credit(s)
DENH 2680 - Jurisprudence 1 credit(s)
DENH 2700 - Preventive Dentistry 1 credit(s)

Subtotal: 66

Basic Achievement Requirements

All graduates with an AA, AS, AAS or ADN will meet minimum achievements for math, writing and reading. Graduates can meet the requirement by:
Note: Scores for specific health program admission may vary from the scores listed. Please see the program director for more specific information.

	1. Acquiring appropriate Mandatory Assessment scores in math, writing and reading.
	OR
	2. Completing the following courses:
		a. MATH 0930 Practical Math OR MATH 0940 Pre-Algebra with a C or above.
		AND
		b. ENGL 0970 Reading & Writing Essentials II with a C or above.
	OR
	3. Completing a 1000-level MATH or ENGL course with a D or above.

General Education Core Requirements

All graduates with an AA, AS, AAS or ADN will complete a minimum of 15 credits of General Education. To complete General Education requirements Dental Hygiene students must take the following:

GEN ED Group A: Communications 3 credit(s)
(Required:
SPCH 1110
OR
SPCH 1400
)
GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 5 credit(s)
(Required:
BIOS 1280
,
CHEM 1050
OR
CHEM 1090
AND
CHEM 1100
)
GEN ED Group C: Life and Career Skills, D: Information & Technology Literacy or E: Global Awareness 3 credit(s)
(met with SOCI 1010 from prerequisite requirements)
GEN ED Group A, B, C, D or E 4 credit(s)
(met with BIOS 2460 from prerequisite requirements)