DENTAL HYGIENE
Associate of applied science degree
(degree offered at LSC-Kingwood)
| Prerequisite Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| CHEM |
1405 |
Introduction to Chemistry |
4 |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition & Rhetoric I |
3 |
| BIOL | 2401 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
| SOCI 1 |
1301 |
Principles of Sociology |
3 |
|
Semester Total |
14 |
First Year
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| BIOL |
2402 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
| DHYG | 1301 | Orofacial Anatomy, Histology, & Embryology |
3 |
| DHYG | 1331 | Preclinical Dental Hygiene Care |
3 |
| DHYG |
1203 |
Preventive Dental Hygiene I |
2 |
| DHYG |
1304 |
Dental Radiology |
3 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| BIOL | 2420 | Medical Microbiology |
4 |
| BIOL | 2305 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| DHYG | 1260 | Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist I |
2 |
| DHYG | 1211 | Periodontology |
2 |
| DHYG | 1207 | General and Dental Nutrition |
2 |
| DHYG | 2201 | Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care I | 2 |
| PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
|
Semester Total |
18 |
| Third Semester (Summer) |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| DHYG | 1219 | Dental Materials |
2 |
| DHYG | 1160 | Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist II |
1 |
|
Semester Total |
3 |
Second Year
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| SPCH | 1318 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| DHYG | 1235 | Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist | 2 |
| DHYG | 2231 | Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care II | 2 |
| DHYG | 2362 | Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist III | 3 |
| DHYG | 1339 | General and Oral Pathology | 3 |
|
Semester Total |
13 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| PHIL | 2306 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| DHYG | 1215 | Community Dentistry | 2 |
| DHYG | 1123 | Dental Hygiene Practice | 1 |
| DHYG 2 | 2363 | Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist IV | 3 |
|
Semester Total |
9 | ||
|
Total Credit Hours for AAS Degree |
72 |
1 Meets multicultural requirement
2 Capstone Course
Note: Students must meet math competency (Math 0308 or higher)