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Associate in Applied Science Degree
This program meets State guidelines and is accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
Prior to receiving a license in the practice of dental hygiene, graduates
must successfully complete the program and pass the Dental Hygiene Written
National Board exam and a Regional Clinical exam.
** Admission requirements include:
- Fulfillment of the General Admission Requirements of Harper College.
- Submission of an official copy of ACT results. (This requirement
will be waived for students who have completed 12 or more semester
hours of college work.)
- High school graduation or equivalent (GED).
- A high school grade average of 2.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale) or
if 12 semester hours of college credit have been completed, a college
grade average of 2.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Students who have
previously enrolled at Harper College must be in good academic standing.
- Completion of at least two semesters of high school biology with
grades of "C" or better or one semester of college biology with a
grade of "C" or better; two semesters of high school chemistry with
grades of "C" or better or one semester of college chemistry with
a grade of "C" or better; and two additional semesters of high school
science with grades of "C" or better or one additional semester of
college science with a grade of "C" or better. Once college biology
and chemistry have been completed, only college biology and chemistry
will be used to determine if the biology and chemistry course work
admission requirements have been fulfilled.
- Students who have completed any of the following courses (or their
equivalent) must have obtained a grade of "C" or better in each course
completed: BIO 130 - Microbiology, BIO 160 - Human Anatomy, BIO 161
- Human Physiology, CHM 100 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences, CHM
125 - Organic and Biochemistry for the Health Sciences, DIT 101 -
Basic Nutrition
- Subject Competency Requirements. All students must show proof of
completion of: a) the Harper College Writing/Reading Assessment Test
or a college level English composition course with a grade of "C"
or better and b) the Harper College Math Assessment Test or a college
level math course with a grade of "C" or better.
- Attendance at a Dental Hygiene Program information meeting.
- Completion of the Health Occupations Aptitude Examination.
- Satisfactory Harper College Dental Hygiene Admission score.
FIRST YEAR
| Summer Semester
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| BIO 160 |
Human Anatomy |
4 |
| CHM 100 |
Chemistry for the Health
Sciences(2) or |
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| CHM 125 |
Organic and Biochemistry
for the Health Sciences |
4 |
| total: |
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8
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| First Semester
|
| BIO 130 |
Microbiology(1) |
4 |
| DHY 100 |
Pre-Clinic |
5 |
| DHY 159 |
Head and Neck Anatomy |
3 |
| DHY 161 |
Dental Anatomy |
2 |
| DIT 101 |
Basic Nutrition |
3 |
| total: |
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17
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| Second Semester
|
| BIO 161 |
Human Physiology(2) |
4 |
| DHY 101 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene I
|
5 |
| DHY 111 |
Dental Radiology |
3 |
| DHY 190 |
General and Oral Pathology
|
2 |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology
|
3 |
| total: |
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17
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| Summer Semester
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| DHY 119 |
Oral Health Management of
Special Needs Populations |
2 |
| DHY 151 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene II
|
2 |
| DHY 269 |
Science of Dental Materials
|
1 |
| DHY 270 |
Dental Material Laboratory
Techniques |
1 |
| total: |
|
6 |
SECOND YEAR
| First Semester
|
| DHY 200 |
Periodontology |
2 |
| DHY 202 |
Radiology I |
1 |
| DHY 220 |
Community Dental Health I
|
2 |
| DHY 240 |
Dental Pharmacology |
2 |
| DHY 250 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene III
|
5 |
| ENG 101 |
Composition |
3 |
| SPE 101 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
|
3 |
| total: |
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18
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| Second Semester
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| DHY 201 |
Ethics, Jurisprudence and
Practice Management |
2 |
| DHY 203 |
Radiology II |
1 |
| DHY 221 |
Community Dental Health II
|
2 |
| DHY 251 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
|
5 |
| Mathematics elective(3) |
3 |
| SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology
|
3 |
| total: |
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16 |
*
Dental Hygiene is a limited enrollment program. See Limited Enrollment
Programs section of this catalog for details.
** Subject to change. Contact the Admissions Office for additional information.
- Meet with Student Development faculty member or coordinator of the
Dental Hygiene program for appropriate testing and/or placement.
- Must be completed with a grade of ³C² or better no earlier than five
years prior to beginning the Dental Hygiene program.
- A competency test, available in the testing office, may be utilized
to meet the mathematics elective requirement.
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