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Dental hygiene student

Classes -
First & Second Year Curriculum

FIRST SEMESTER

Units

Dental Hygiene 10 – Oral Biology
Lecture 3 hours, Lab 1 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 11 – Oral Radiology
Lecture 2 hours, Lab 2 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 12 – Head & Neck Anatomy
Lecture 2 hour, Lab 1 hour

2

Dental Hygiene 13 – Dental Health Education
Lecture 2 hours

2

Dental Hygiene 14 – Introduction to Clinic
Lecture 2 hours, Lab 6 hours

3

Total Units

13

SECOND SEMESTER

Units

Dental Hygiene 20 – Local Anesthesia/Nitrous
Lecture 1 hours, Lab 3 hours

4

Dental Hygiene 21 – General & Oral Pathology
Lecture 4 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 23 – Patient Management & Geriatrics Lecture 1 hour

1

Dental Hygiene 24 – Clinical Practice I
Lab 9 hours

4

Dental Hygiene 25 - Clinic I Seminar
Lecture 1 hour

1

Dental Hygiene 26 – Nutrition in Dentistry
Lecture 1 hour

1

Total Units

14

THIRD SEMESTER

Units

Dental Hygiene 30 – Periodontics I
Lecture 3 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 31 – Pharmacology
Lecture 2 hours

2

Dental Hygiene 32 – Dental Materials
Lecture 2 hour, Lab 2 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 33 – Advanced Clinical Topics
Lecture 2 hours

2

Dental Hygiene 34 – Clinical Practice II
Lab 12 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 35 – Clinic II Seminar
Lecture 1 hour

1

Total Units

14

FOURTH SEMESTER

Units

Dental Hygiene 40 – Periodontics II
Lecture 1 hours

1

Dental Hygiene 41 – Practice & Financial Management
Lecture 1 hours

1

Dental Hygiene 42 – Clinic III Seminar
Lecture 1 hour

3

Dental Hygiene 43 – Clinical Practice III
Lab 16 hours

3

Dental Hygiene 44 – Community Oral Health
Lecture 2 hours

2

Dental Hygiene 45 – Ethics & Jurisprudence
Lecture 2 hours

2

Total Units

12