Associate in Health Science (DHG3) - Phase II

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DESCRIPTION:
A program designed to prepare dental hygienists to provide preventive and therapeutic oral hygiene health measures in dental offices, clinics and educational or health care institutions.

BEGINNING SEMESTER: Fall

CAMPUS:Airport

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 84 semester credit hours is required for graduation (36 hours, Pre-Dental Hygiene). A minimum grade of "C" must be attained in all dental hygiene and natural science courses. Students may not repeat a major course more than once, nor may they progress until that course has been passed. Additionally, no more than two different courses may be repeated.

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. The PreDental Hygiene Certificate is required for acceptance.
2. Dental Hygiene courses must be taken in the sequence as outlined in the MTC catalog.
3. Certified Dental Assistants are eligible to challenge some specific courses in the DHG program to gain Advance Placement Credit (for criteria, contact the Program Director).
4. Course substitutes must be approved by the Program Director.
5. Transfer of credit for both dental hygiene and non-dental hygiene courses will be determined by Program Director.
6. For probation, suspension, and dismissal policies, see the MTC catalog.
7. For academic progression policies, see the MTC catalog.
8. CPR certification and Hepatitis vaccination are required prior to entering the first clinical term.
9. Preclinical practice is performed on classmate clients. Students will be expected to act as clients for classmates to practice all new skills, including infiltration anesthesia injections.
10. Primary clinical experience is gained in the on-campus dental clinic at the Airport Campus. Students may also rotate through local dental clinics, hospitals and nursing homes in the immediate area for practical experience in a variety of situations and age groups.
11. For more information visit the Allied Dental Education Programs web page. 

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Pre-Dental Hygiene Program Courses
Course		Prerequisite
BIO 115	Basic Microbiology	BIO 112 or BIO 211
BIO 210	Anatomy And Physiology I	RDG 100 (BIO 100, 101 or 110, ENG 101 recommended)
BIO 211	Anatomy And Physiology II	BIO 210
CHM 105	General Organic And Biochemistry	RDG 100 & MAT 155 or MAT 101
CPT 170	Microcomputer Applications	RDG 100, MAT 100
ENG 101	English Composition I	ENG 100 & RDG 100
ENG 102	English Composition II	ENG 101
Current: MAT 155 Effective Spring 2010: MAT 102	Contemporary Mathematics Intermediate Algebra	RDG 032, MAT 100 RDG 032, MAT 101
PSY 201	General Psychology	RDG 100, ENG 032
SOC 101	Introduction To Sociology	RDG 100, ENG 032
1 Humanities Elective		See List
Program Courses
Course		Prerequisites
AHS 113	Head And Neck Anatomy	Acceptance into DHG Phase II
DHG 115	Medical And Dental Emergencies	Acceptance into DHG Phase II
DHG 121	Dental Radiography	DHG 151
DHG 125	Tooth Morphology And Histology	Acceptance into DHG Phase II
DHG 140	General And Oral Pathology	DHG 175
DHG 141	Periodontology	DHG 161, DHG 151
DHG 143	Dental Pharmacology	DHG 151
DHG 151	Dental Hygiene Principles	Acceptance into DHG Phase II
DHG 161	Clinical DHG I Foundations	DHG 151
DHG 175	Clinical Dental Hygiene II	DHG 161
DHG 230	Public Health Dentistry	DHG 175
DHG 231	Dental Health Education	DHG 175
DHG 239	Dental Assisting For Dental Hygienists	Restricted to students accepted into the Dental Hygiene program
DHG 241	Integrated Dental Hygiene I	DHG 151
DHG 242	Integrated Dental Hygiene II	DHG 175
DHG 243	Nutrition And Dental Health	DHG 175
DHG 255	Clinical Dental Hygiene III	DHG 175
DHG 265	Clinical Dental Hygiene IV	DHG 175

12/15/08