Dental Hygiene AAS Degree

Term Course # Course Name Credit Hours

Allied Health

Linn Hall 2164 Pre-Req BIO-168 Human Anatomy/Physiology I** 4.0

Pre-Req BCA-189 Microcomputer Literacy** 1.0
319-398-5566 Pre-Req MAT-772 Applied Math** 3.0
Allied.Health@Kirkwood.edu Pre-Req CHM-110 Introduction to Chemistry** 3.0
Pre-Req CHM-111 Introduction to Chemistry Lab** 1.0
www.kirkwood.edu/alliedhealth Term total 12.0

Fall DEN-120 Dental Anatomy* 3.0

For Program Conference registra- Fall HSC-107 Professionals in Health* 2.0
tion, go to the Allied Health website Fall DEN-100 Fundamentals of Dentistry 3.5
listed above. Select your program Fall DHY-173 Dental Hygiene I 4.0
of study. Select the “Program Con- Fall DEN-200 Preventive Dentistry 2.0
ference” tab in the blue box in the Fall DEN-130 Head & Neck Anatomy* 1.5
middle of the page. Term total 16.0

Spring BIO-173 Human Anatomy/Physiology II* 4.0

Spring CHM-132 Intro to Organic & Biochemistry* 4.0
Program Director:
Spring DEN-300 Dental Radiography 3.0
Shaunda Clark Spring DHY-140 General & Oral Pathology 2.0
Spring DHY-186 Dental Hygiene II 4.0
Program Faculty:
Term total 17.0
Lisa Hebl
Summer SPC-101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication* 3.0
Accreditation:
OR
The Dental Hygiene program is ac- COM-222 Comm. for Healthcare Professionals*
credited by the Commission on Summer DEN-220 Dental Nutrition* 1.0
Dental Accreditation and has been Summer DHY-220 Dental Materials 1.0
granted the accreditation status of Summer DHY-274 Local Anesthesia for the DH 1.5
compliance without reporting re-
Summer DHY-285 Dental Hygiene III 3.0
quirements. The Commission is a
Term total 9.5
specialized accrediting body recog-
nized by the United States Depart-
ment of Education. Dental Hygiene Fall BIO-186 Microbiology* 4.0
graduates are eligible to take the Fall DHY-250 Community Dental Health 1.5
National Board Dental Hygiene Ex- Fall DHY-211 Periodontology 2.0
amination and the regional board Fall DHY-134 Therapeutics & Pain Control 2.0
examinations of their choice. Suc- Fall DHY-296 Dental Hygiene IV 5.0
cessful completion of both board Term total 14.5
examinations is required to receive
a license to practice dental hygiene.
Spring DHY-306 Dental Hygiene V 5.0
Spring ENG-105 Composition I* 3.0
The Commission on Dental
Spring SOC-110 Introduction to Sociology* 3.0
Accreditation
Spring PSY-111 Introduction to Psychology* 3.0
211 East Chicago Avenue
Spring GEH-XXX General Ed: Humanities* 3.0
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
Term total 17.0
312-440-4653
PROGRAM TOTAL 86.0
2020-2021
*Courses may be taken before beginning technical program.
**Completion of courses with a minimum grade of C- required before admission to program
Minimum C required in all Dental Hygiene Courses.
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