WCTC - Dental Hygienist - Required Courses

Nursing & Allied Health
Center of Excellence

Dental Hygienist
Required Courses

Summer Semester
	Course Num	Course Name	Credits
	508-101	Dental Health Safety	1
	806-177	Gen Anatomy & Physiology	4		*
	Total Semester Credits		5

First Semester
	Course Num	Course Name	Credits
	508-102	Oral Anatomy, Embry, Histology	4		*
	508-103	Dental Radiography	2		*
	508-105	Dental Hygiene Process 1	4		*
	806-186	Intro to Biochemistry	3		*
	806-197	Microbiology	4	+	*
	Total Semester Credits		17

Second Semester
	Course Num	Course Name	Credits
	508-106	Dental Hygiene Process 2	4		*
	508-107	Dental Hygiene Ethics & Profes	1
	508-108	Periodontology	3		*
	508-109	Cariology	1		*
	508-110	Nutrition and Dental Health	2		*
	508-111	General & Oral Pathology	3		*
	801-195	Written Communication	3	+	*
	Total Semester Credits		17

Third Semester
	Course Num	Course Name	Credits
	508-112	Dental Hygiene Process 3	5		*
	508-113	Dental Materials	2		*
	508-114	Dental Pharmacology	2		*
	508-115	Community Dental Health	2		*
	508-116	Dental Pain Management	1		*
	801-196	Oral/Interpersonal Comm	3	+
	Total Semester Credits		15

Fourth Semester
	Course Num	Course Name	Credits
	508-117	Dental Hygiene Process 4	4
	809-195	Economics	3	+	*
	809-196	Introduction to Sociology	3	+	*
	809-199	Psychology of Human Relations	3		*
	Elective		2
	Total Semester Credits		15

All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of "C" or better ("C-" does not meet the minimum grade requirements).