Dental Hygiene, A.S.

First Semester
BIOL	233	Anatomy & Physiology	4
CHEM	113	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4
DENT	119	Dental Embryology	1
DENT	120	Dental Histology	1
DENT	121	Dental Anatomy	1
DENT	132	Dental Hygiene I	5
GNET	141	Radiology	2
DENT	152	Supportive Clinical Services	1
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Second Semester
BIOL	240	Microbiology	4
DENT	126	Head & Neck Anatomy	2
DENT	134	Dental Hygiene Clinic II	3
DENT	146	Dental Materials	2
DENT	154	Periodontics	2
DENT	156	Pharmacology	2
DENT	158	Special Patient Care	2
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First Summer
ENGL	101	English Composition I	3
PSYC	101	General Psychology	3
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Third Semester
DENT	151	Nutrition	2
DENT	225	Pathology	2
DENT	237	Dental Hygiene Clinic III	4
DENT	240	Expanded Dental Hygiene Functions	1
DENT	260	Dental Health Education	2
ENGL	202	Business and Professional Writing	3
BAHM	184	Computers for Health Care Majors	3
			17
Fourth Semester
DENT	239	Dental Hygiene Clinic IV	5
DENT	258	Ethics & Practice	2
DENT	262	Community Health	3
DENT	299	Special Tps. in Dental Hygiene II	(1)
SOCI	101	Principles of Sociology	3
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The Dental Hygiene program is designed to prepare a Dental Hygiene graduate to recognize and uphold the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics; prepare a Dental Hygiene graduate to recognize disease and guide patients toward optimal oral health; and ensure the graduate dental hygienists utilizes special skills and judgment in performing clinical dental hygiene procedures and educating the public about preventive dentistry.

Graduates of Tech's program in dental hygiene will meet the requirements to take the examination for licensure in all states including West Virginia.

To qualify for graduation, a student must earn a C or higher in all DENT-Dental Hygiene courses and all science courses including CHEM-113, BIOL-233, and BIOL-240. Also, in order to advance from one semester to the next, a student must earn a C or higher in each DENT-Dental hygiene course.

Plus-Two Baccalaureate Options:

* WVU Tech - Health Services Administration degree

* WVU Morgantown--Baccalaureate in Dental Hygiene

If the student earns a D or F in a DENT-Dental hygiene course, the course may be repeated and the "D and F repeat rule applied, except if the D or F is earned in DENT-125 or DENT-132. The student who earns a D or F in DENT-125 and/or DENT-132 is automatically dismissed from the program and must apply for readmission. If readmitted, the student must retake the course failed, applying the "D and F repeat rule."

The student who earns a "D" or "F" in any Denial Hygiene course may only repeat the course one time. Upon earning the second "D" or "F" the student is automatically dismissed from the program and must apply for readmission.

NOTE: Applications, test scores and all transcripts must be received by the Admissions Office prior to January 31, to be considered for admission in the Dental Hygiene program. *It is strongly recommended students complete CHEM 113 prior to entering the program.

*If the student so chooses, summer courses may be scheduled during regular semesters when available.