DENTAL HYGIENE (51.0602)
Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 60 Credits)
This program is focused in preparing the students to be part of the Dental Health team as Dental Hygienist based on the standards determined by the American Dental Association (ADA). The program will offer the students the required theoretical, ethical and clinical skills through the different courses in the curriculum in order to apply the appropriate techniques determined by the Dental Hygiene National Board necessary to improve the dental health of the community. FNU’s Dental Hygiene program will prepare the students to pass the National Board for Dental Hygiene and the State Board examination.
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GENERAL EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (16 CREDITS)
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ENC 1101English Composition I **3
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SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communication3
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3
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3
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CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology4
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BSC 1085CAnatomy and Physiology I4
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BSC 1086CAnatomy and Physiology II4
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CHM 1025Introduction to Chemistry3
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CHM 1025LIntroduction to Chemistry Lab.1
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MBC 2000CMicrobiology3
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HSC 2577Principles of Nutrition for Health Care3
CORE REQUIREMENTS (54 CREDITS)
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DES 1020CDental Anatomy3
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DEH 2130Oral Histology and Embryology2
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DES 2100Dental Materials2
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DES 2100LDental materials Lab.1
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DES 2200Dental Radiology2
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DES 2200LDental Radiology Lab.1
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DES 2830CExpanded Functions I2
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DES 2831CExpanded Functions II2
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DES 2840Preventive Dentistry2
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DEH 2300Dental Pharmacology2
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DES 2050Pain Control and Dental Anesthesia1
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DEH 2002Preclinical Dental Hygiene I2
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DEH 2002LPreclinical Dental Hygiene I Lab2
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DEH 2800Clinical Dental Hygiene I2
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DEH 2800LClinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic3
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DEH 2802Clinical Dental Hygiene II3
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DEH 2802LClinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic3
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DEH 2602Periontology2
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DEH 2602LPeriontology Lab2
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DEH 2400General and Oral Pathology2
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DEH 2701Community Dental Health2
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DEH 2701LCommunity Dental Health Lab1
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DEH 2804LClinical Dental Hygiene III Clinic4
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DEH 2806Clinical Dental Hygiene IV2
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DEH 2806LClinical Dental Hygiene IV Clinic4