Dental Hygiene, AS

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THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING STUDENTS.

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CODE: DH-AS | TOTAL CREDITS: 88 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Dental Hygienist is the licensed prevention specialist in the dental health team, providing health education, administering local anesthesia, removing deposits and stains from teeth, exposing x-rays, and applying topical fluoride. The curriculum is demanding, requiring a high degree of individual motivation, stamina, and manual dexterity. Graduates will be eligible to take the written national Board and clinical State or Regional Boards in order to become licensed.

SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION

This program of classroom and clinical instruction is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements.” The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

ACADEMIC MAPS

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Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate treatments that include preventive and therapeutic procedures to promote and maintain oral health and assist the patient in achieving oral health goals.
Demonstrate the ability to acquire and synthesize information in a critical, scientific, and effective manner.
Demonstrate the ability to initiate and assume responsibility for health promotion and disease prevention activities for diverse populations.
Incorporate knowledge of scientific methods and the relationships among theory, experiments and analyses and apply these to a problem or issue in biology.
Demonstrate knowledge of basic laboratory safety procedures and experimentation skills.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 37

Mathematics (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 127 - Precalculus II
or MATH 128 - Precalculus and Trigonometry
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits than the total listed on this degree.}

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Literature (3 Credits)

ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above

Natural Science (12 Credits)

Humanities (3 Credits)

Social Science (6 Credits)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

PSY 101 or SOC 101 fulfills this requirement.

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 51

CLS 261 - Clinical Microbiology for Dental Professionals
and CLS 262 - Applied Clinical Microbiology for Dental Professionals
and DH 102 - Oral Biology
and DH 104 - Dental Hygiene I
and DH 105 - Introduction to Clinical Practice
and DH 107 - Legal and Ethical Implications in Dental Hygiene
and DH 110 - Concepts of Oral Health
and DH 112 - Oral Radiology
and DH 115 - Clinical Practice I
and DH 117 - Periodontics I
and DH 119 - General and Oral Pathology for Dental Hygienists
and DH 122 - Nutritional Aspects in Dentistry
and DH 202 - Pharmacology
and DH 203 - Special Patients
and DH 208 - Community Dental Health I
and DH 209 - Pain and Anxiety Control
and DH 210 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II
and DH 211 - Dental Materials and Techniques for Dental Hygienists
and DH 212 - Periodontic Principles II
and DH 216 - Principles of Dental Practice
and DH 217 - Periodontics III
and DH 219 - Community Dental Health Field Experience
and DH 220 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III