Curriculum
Required courses and course descriptions are summarized below:
JUNIOR YEAR
| Summer Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| DH301 | Introduction to Research | 2 |
| DH312 | Primary Preventive Oral Health | 2 |
| DH315 | Oral Histology and Embryology and Dental Anatomy | 5 |
| HS306 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 12 | ||
| Junior Fall | ||
|---|---|---|
| DH305 | Dental Hygiene Instrumentation | 3 |
| DH313 | Radiology | 4 |
| DH318 | Dental Hygiene Theory I | 3 |
| DH321 | Head and Neck Anatomy | 2 |
| HS332 | Scientific Foundations I | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| Junior Spring | ||
|---|---|---|
| DH316 | Pathophysiology and Related Medical Emergency Management | 5 |
| DH326 | Dental Hygiene Theory II | 2 |
| DH327 | Patient Care I | 2 |
| DH331 | Periodontics I | 2 |
| DH336 | Biomaterials in Dentistry | 2 |
| DH337 | Anxiety and Pain Management | 1 |
| 14 | ||
| Senior Fall | ||
|---|---|---|
| DH405 | Patient Care II | 3 |
| DH412 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| DH416 | Oral Pathology | 2 |
| DH418 | Dental Hygiene Theory III | 2 |
| DH431 | Periodontics II | 2 |
| DH435 | Community Dental Health I | 1 |
| DH438 | Oral Health Research I | 1 |
| 14 | ||
| Senior Spring | ||
|---|---|---|
| DH429 | Practice Management | 3 |
| DH432 | Dental Hygiene Theory IV | 2 |
| DH433 | Patient Care III | 4 |
| DH437 | Community Dental Health II | 2 |
| DH439 | Oral Health Research II | |