Austin Community College

FY 2008 Degree Plan

The program is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of the curriculum graduates will be awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree and will be eligible to take national and regional credentialing examinations to become registered and licensed dental hygienists.

A Criminal Background Check will be required of students as mandated by law or as a condition of program approval/accreditation.

Program changes may not be reflected in the current ACC Catalog publication. Please access the most up to date information on the Program's Web Page through a link at www.austincc.edu/health or by contacting the Health Sciences Admissions Office, Eastview Campus, Room 8356.

Prerequisites

+	BIOL	2304		Human Anatomy Lecture1	3
+	BIOL	2101		Human Anatomy Lab1	1
+	BIOL	2305		Human Physiology Lecture1	3
+	BIOL	2102		Human Physiology Lab1	1
+	BIOL	2420		Introduction to Microbiology1/2	4
+	CHEM	1405		Introduction to Chemistry3	4
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
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Semester I

+	DHYG	1227		Preventive Dental Hygiene Care	2
+	DHYG	1301		Orofacial Anatomy, Histology and Embryology	3
+	DHYG	1304		Dental Radiology	3
+	DHYG	1331		Preclinical Dental Hygiene	3
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Semester II

+	DHYG	1207		General and Dental Nutrition	2
+	DHYG	1260		Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist I	2
+	DHYG	1319		Dental Materials	3
+	HPRS	1273		Pharmacology1/4	2
+	MATH	1342		Elementary Statistics	3
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Semester III

	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology	3
	SPCH	1315		Fundamentals of Public Speaking5	3
					------- 6

Semester IV

+	DHYG	1239		General and Oral Pathology	2
+	DHYG	1311		Periodontology	3
+	DHYG	1315		Community Dentistry	3
+	DHYG	2201		Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care I	2
+	DHYG	2261		Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist II	2
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Semester V

+#	DHYG	1123		Dental Hygiene Practice	1
+	DHYG	2231		Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care II	2
+	DHYG	2362		Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist III	3
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology	3
				Humanities/Fine Arts6	3
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				TOTALS	------- 72

¹ Must be taken within the last 5 years.
² BIOL 2421 may be substituted for BIOL 2420.
³ CHEM 1411 may be substituted for CHEM 1405.
⁴ HPRS 2300 may be substituted for HPRS 1273.
⁵ SPCH 1311 or SPCH 1321 may be substituted for SPCH 1315.
⁶ Select from the appropriate section in the General Education Course List.