The AAS in Dental Hygiene curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Anderson - South Bend
The AAS in Dental Hygiene curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Anderson - South Bend
Symbol Key
^ = Capstone Course
# = Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
# | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | |
# | ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 |
IVYT 112 | Student Success in Health Care | 1 | |
# | MATH 123 | Quantitative Reasoning or Higher | 3 |
Select 1 of the following courses: | |||
# | COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
# | COMM 102 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
# | APHY 102 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
Select 1 of the following courses: | |||
# | BIOL 201 | General Microbiology | 4 |
# | BIOL 211 | Microbiology I | 3 |
Select 1 of the following courses: | |||
# | CHEM 101 | Introductory Chemistry I | 3 |
# | CHEM 111 | Chemistry I (preferred) | 4 |
# | CHEM 115 | General, Organic and Biological Chemistry | 4 |
Semester total: 9-11 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
DHYG 101 | Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene | 2 |
DHYG 102 | Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Lab | 2 |
DHYG 103 | Dental Radiography | 2 |
DHYG 104 | Dental Anatomy | 2 |
DHYG 105 | Nutrition and Oral Health | 2 |
DHYG 106 | Oral Histology and Embryology | 1 |
DHYG 107 | Head and Neck Anatomy | 1 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
DHYG 113 | Dental Radiography Clinic I | 1 |
DHYG 114 | Dental Hygiene Clinic I | 5 |
DHYG 120 | Pharmacology | 2 |
DHYG 121 | Medical and Dental Emergencies | 1 |
DHYG 122 | General Pathology | 1 |
DHYG 208 | Periodontology | 2 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
DHYG 204 | Pain Management | 2 |
DHYG 228 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Procedures | 1 |
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
DHYG 109 | Preventative Dentistry | 1 |
DHYG 201 | Community and Public Health Dentistry | 2 |
DHYG 203 | Dental Materials | 2 |
DHYG 222 | Oral Pathology | 2 |
DHYG 224 | Dental Hygiene Clinic II | 5 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
^ | DHYG 230 | Clinical Seminar | 2 |
DHYG 234 | Dental Hygiene Clinic III | 6 | |
DHYG 235 | Community Oral Health Practicum | 1 | |
SOCI 111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
Semester total: 12 | |||
Total hours: : 76-78 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
H301 | Clinical Practice 2 | 5 |
H304 | Oral Pathology | 2 |
H306 | Radiology 2 (2 labs) | 1 |
H311 | 1 Dental Health Education | 1 |
E351 | Advanced Dental Materials | 2 |
H333 | Management of the Special Needs Patient | 1 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
H302 | Clinical Practice 3 (includes Radiology grade) | 5 |
H347 | Community Dental Health | 4 |
H344 | Senior Hygiene Seminar | 2 |
B305 | Statistics | 3 |
OR | ||
30100 | Elementary Statistical Methods 1 | 3 |
H310 | Technical Writing for Dental Hygiene | 1 |
Semester total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
H406 | Educational Methodology | 3 |
H407 | Utilization of Instructional Techniques | 3 |
H410 | Clinic | 1 |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
H402 | Practicum in Education | 4 |
H405 | Advanced Dental Science | 3 |
H411 | Clinic | 3 |
XXX XXXX | Elective | 2 |
Semester total: 12 | ||
BS Dental Hygiene total credits: 120 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PBHL – E322 | Principled of Epidemiology | 3 |
H410 | Clinic | 1 |
H409 | Oral Health Policy | 2 |
Semester total: 6 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
H405 | Advanced Dental Science / Intro to Research | 3 |
H404 | Practicum in Community | 4 |
H411 | Clinic | 3 |
XXX XXXX | Environmental Health Science | 3 |
Semester total: 12 | ||
BS Dental Hygiene total credits: 120 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PBHL – H320 | Health System Administration | 3 |
H200 | Accounting | 3 |
H410 | Clinic | 1 |
Semster total: 7 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
PBHL – H432 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
PBHL-H375 | Management of Health Services Organizations | 4 |
H411 | Clinic | 3 |
XXX XXXX | Environmental Health Science | 3 |
Semester | ||
BS Dental Hygiene total credits: 120 |