Dental Hygiene Major, AS, DH00

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements: 17 Hours

• Area 1A   3 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - fulfilled by PSY 0100  or SOC 0110  
• Area 1B   3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A   3 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B   3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3     3 hours Natural Science - fulfilled by BIO 0121  or CHEM 0121  
• Area 4     3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5     3 hours Humanities & Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5D   2 hours Health & Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Dental Hygiene Requirements: 75 Hours

• BIO 0231 - General and Medical Microbiology 5
• CHEM 0121 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 3
• CHEM 0122 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory 1
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3
• DH 0101 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene 3
• DH 0103 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene - Lab 2
• DH 0105 - Fundamentals of Instrumentation 2
• DH 0120 - Dental Hygiene Concepts 2
• DH 0140 - Dental Morphology 1
• DH 0150 - Oral Histology and Embryology 3
• DH 0160 - Dental Radiology 3
• DH 0165 - Dental Radiology Lab 1
• DH 0180 - Medical Emergencies 1
• DH 0190 - Clinical Dental Hygiene I 4
• DH 0210 - Pain Management 2
• DH 0220 - Dental Materials 1
• DH 0225 - Dental Materials Lab 1
• DH 0290 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II 4
• DH 0295 - Seminar in Dental Hygiene I 1
• DH 0300 - Community Dental Health Education 3
• DH 0301 - Community Dental Health Education Practicum 1
• DH 0310 - Nutrition 2
• DH 0315 - Ethics and Jurisprudence in Dental Hygiene 1
• DH 0320 - Pharmacology 2
• DH 0325 - Dental Practice Management 1
• DH 0340 - Oral Pathology 3
• DH 0350 - Periodontics 2
• DH 0390 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III 4
• DH 0395 - Senior Seminar in Dental Hygiene 1

Total: 93 Hours

*PSY 0100   or SOC 0110  fulfill General Education Core Curriculum Area 1A. BIO 0121  or CHEM 0121  fulfill General Education Core Curriculum Area 3.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).

CHEM 0121   and CHEM 0122  or CHEM 0140  and CHEM 0141  meet the Dental Hygiene chemistry requirement.