Allied Health Department at Terry Campus

Allied Health technology programs have a selective admission process that includes academic criteria of an algebra, biology and chemistry course at 2.0 or greater (high school or college) within the past five years and a GPA of 2.0 or greater. General Chemistry (CHM 110) within the last five years is a program prerequisite requirement for the Dental Hygiene Technology. Technology courses are sequential, offered only one time per year and are open to students who have been admitted into the technology program. RDG 120-Critical Reading and Thinking is a required course unless the student is exempt.

Core Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Eng 121	Composition	3
Eng 124	Oral Communications	3
MAT 135	Biomedical Statistics	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology I	3

Technical Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
DHY 101	Clinical Dental Hygiene I	2
DHY 102	Clinical Dental Hygiene II	3
DHY 103	Clinical Dental Hygiene III	2
DHY 111	Dental Hygiene Fundamentals I	3
DHY 112	Dental Hygiene Fundamentals II	3
DHY 121	Oral Histology & Embryology	2
DHY 132	Dental Anatomy	1.5
DHY 133	Head and Neck Anatomy	1.5
DHY 141	Oral Radiography	3
DHY 151	Periodontology/Cariology	3
DHY 161	Oral Pathology	3
DHY 204	Clinical Dental Hygiene IV	4
DHY 205	Clinical Dental Hygiene V	4
DHY 212	The Compromised Dental Patient	1.5
DHY 213	Advanced Clinical Techniques	3
DHY 214	Nutrition for Dental Care	2
DHY 215	Practice Management	1
DHY 271	Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene	1.5
DHY 281	Operative & Specialty Dentistry	1
DHY 290	Community Dental Health	2
DHY 291	Community Dental Health Fieldwork	1

Technical Support / Computer Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
BIO 100	Medical Terminology	3
BIO 120	Anatomy & Physiology I	5
BIO 121	Anatomy & Physiology II	5
BIO 125	Introductory Microbiology	4
CIS 107	Computers and Applications	3

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