Curriculum
DENTAL HYGIENE
SAMPLE-TWO-YEAR DENTAL PLAN OF STUDY
The Dental Hygiene (DHY) courses are sequenced over 4 semesters. General education and science courses may be completed prior to admission to the program or concurrently with the dental hygiene program courses. For more detailed information on specific course descriptions and prerequisites, refer to the MCC college catalog.
| SEMESTER I |
|
CREDITS |
| Course Code |
|
|
| BIO 211 |
PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY |
4 |
| DHY 102 |
DENTAL RADIOLOGY |
2 |
| DHY 105 |
ORAL ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY |
4 |
| DHY 107 |
PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES I |
4 |
| ENG 121 |
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I |
3 |
| |
SUBTOTAL |
17 |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| SEMESTER II |
|
|
| Course Code |
|
|
| BIO 111 |
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I |
4 |
| DHY 108 |
PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES II |
5 |
| DHY 111 |
NUTRITION AND ORAL HEALTH |
2 |
| DHY 204 |
DENTAL MATERIALS |
2 |
| DHY 205 |
PERIODONTOLOGY |
2 |
| ENG 122 |
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II |
3 |
| |
SUBTOTAL |
18 |
| |
|
|
| SUMMER I or II |
|
|
| Course Code |
|
|
| CHM 107 |
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY |
4 |
| |
SUBTOTAL |
4 |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| SEMESTER III |
|
|
| Course Code |
|
|
| BIO 112 |
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II |
4 |
| DHY 203 |
GENERAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY |
2 |
| DHY 207 |
DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION |
2 |
| DHY 208 |
PHARMACOLOGY |
2 |
| DHY 211 |
PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES III |
5 |
| DHY 215 |
ADVANCED PERIODONTOGY |
1 |
| PSY 123 |
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
| |
SUBTOTAL |
19 |
| |
|
|
| SEMESTER IV |
|
|
| Course Code |
|
|
| |
|
|
| DHY 210 |
PUBLIC HEALTH |
2 |
| DHY 212 |
PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IV |
5 |
| DHY 224 |
DENTAL HYGIENE SEMINAR |
1 |
| SOC 121 |
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY |
3 |
| PED/HED |
PHYSICAL /HEALTH EDUCATION ELECTIVE |
1-3 |
| GE HUM |
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE |
3 |
| |
SUBTOTAL |
15-17 |
| |
TOTAL |
73-75 |
