Dental Hygiene AAS Degree

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

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PreRequisite Requirements

 is a pre-requisite for  which is a required program course. BIOS 1010 must be taken before BIOS 2250

• BIOS 2250 - General Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 2260 - General Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit(s)

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• BIOS 2460 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)

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• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 1810 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)

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• *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.

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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:  OR )
• GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 5 credit(s)
  
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• GEN ED Group C: Life and Career Skills, D: Information & Technology Literacy or E: Global Awareness 3 credit(s)
  
  (met with  from prerequisite requirements)
• GEN ED Group A, B, C, D or E 4 credit(s)
  
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Total Credits for AAS Degree: 81-85