MCC CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Dental Hygiene

A.A.S. DEGREE - Career Program

Program Code: DH01

Distribution Requirements Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
BIO 134 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I (grade of C or higher required)*3
DEN 110 Dental Health Education (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 111 Dental Radiography I (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 112 Oral Anatomy and Physiology I (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 113 Barrier Precautions and Infection Control Measures (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 114 Dental Hygiene I (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 115 Clinical Dental Hygiene I (grade of C or higher required)2
ENG 101 College Composition (grade of C or higher required) OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition (grade of C or higher required)
3
Total16
SECOND SEMESTER
BIO 135 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II (grade of C or higher required)*3
BIO 202 Microbiology (grade of C or higher required)4
DEN 121 Dental Radiography II (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 122 Oral Anatomy and Physiology II (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 123 General & Oral Pathology I (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 124 Dental Hygiene II (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 125 Clinical Dental Hygiene II (grade of C or higher required)3
DEN 129 Periodontics I (grade of C or higher required)1
Total18
THIRD SEMESTER
BIO 217 Nutrition (grade of C or higher required)3
DEN 211 Dental Materials (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 212 Community Dentistry I (grade of C or higher required) 1
DEN 213 General & Oral Pathology II (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 214 Dental Hygiene III (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 215 Clinical Dental Hygiene III (grade of C or higher required)4
DEN 216 Dental Therapeutics I (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 217 Dental Specialties (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 219 Periodontics II (grade of C or higher required)1
Total16
FOURTH SEMESTER
DEN 222 Community Dentistry II (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 224 Dental Hygiene IV (grade of C or higher required)2
DEN 225 Clinical Dental Hygiene IV (grade of C or higher required)4
DEN 226 Dental Therapeutics II (grade of C or higher required)1
DEN 229 Periodontics III (grade of C or higher required)1
CHE 124 General, Organic, and Biochemistry (grade of C or higher required) 4
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (grade of C or higher required)3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (grade of C or higher required)3
Total20
TOTAL CREDITS70
*BIO 144 and 145 may be taken instead of BIO 134 and 135.
Revised 5/17/2024

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