Dental Hygiene
Degree · 7 semesters, 103 credits
Since 1975, Delta College's Dental Hygiene AAS program has maintained 100% board exam pass rates, licensure rates, and employment rates. Students learn scaling and root debridement, fluoride application, sealants, radiography, patient education, and nutritional counseling through small-group instruction with experienced faculty. Hands-on training takes place in an on-campus dental clinic. The CODA-accredited 7-semester, 103-credit program prepares graduates for Michigan RDH licensure. Students attend labs, clinics, and classes approximately 35 hours per week.
Prerequisites: 30-34 credits of prerequisite courses required prior to entering the clinical program
Courses
- BIO152W — Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO153W — Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- BIO203W — General Microbiology
- BIO240 — Human Anatomy
- BIO241 — Physiology
- COM112W — Public Speaking
- COM114W — Interpersonal Communication
- DA113W — Oral Anatomy & Physiology
- DH100 — Dental Hygiene Profession
- DH101 — Dental Anatomy I
- DH110 — Dental Infection Control
- DH111 — Oral Examinations
- DH112 — Medical Assessment/Emergencies
- DH114 — Oral Health
- DH115 — Clinical Techniques
- DH116 — Preventive Nutrition
- DH118 — Head and Neck Anatomy
- DH120 — Periodontics I
- DH121 — Dental Hygiene Seminar I
- DH122 — Oral Histology and Embryology
- DH123 — Dental Radiography
- DH123L — Dental Radiography Lab
- DH124A — Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene I
- DH124B — Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene II
- DH125 — Clinical Dental Hygiene I
- DH130 — Management of Dental Pain and Anxiety in the Dental Office
- DH131 — Dental Hygiene Seminar II
- DH135 — Clinical Dental Hygiene II
- DH210W — Periodontics II
- DH213 — Oral Pathology
- DH214W — Dental Materials
- DH215 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III
- DH216W — Community Dentistry I
- DH219W — Case Study Documentation I
- DH222W — Case Study Documentation II
- DH225 — Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
- DH227W — Community Dentistry II
- DH228 — Dental Hygiene Seminar III
- DH229 — Seminar on Practical Exam
- ENG111 — College Composition I
- ENG111A — College Composition and Reading and Writing Strategies
- ENG111B — College Composition I
- ENG111C — College Composition I Co-Requisite with Reading and Writing Strategies
- ENG111H — College Composition I - Honors
- ENG112 — College Composition II
- ENG112A — Writing Methods/College Composition II
- ENG112H — College Composition II - Honors
- ENG113 — Technical Communication
- ENG211 — Advanced Composition
- HIS237W — History of Michigan/With Project
- LW206A — Occupational Wellness
- LWA206B — Occupational Wellness 2
- LWA206C — Occupational Wellness 3
- POL103W — American Politics
- POL105W — American Politics with Community Engagement
- POL232W — Campaigns and Elections
- PSY101W — Psychology of Adjustment
- PSY211W — Introduction to Psychology
- SOC211W — Principles of Sociology
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