LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Dental Hygienist
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum Code: 0279 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2001)
Dental hygienists are licensed preventive oral health care professionals.
They provide educational, clinical, and therapeutic services to patients in
dental offices, schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other
public health programs. Clinical skills include performing patient
assessments, taking health histories; examining head, neck and oral tissues
for disease; checking blood pressures; exposing and processing dental x-ray
pictures; applying decay-preventing agents to the teeth; polishing fillings;
scaling and root planing teeth; and polishing teeth. Upon graduation from
this accredited program one is eligible to take the written and clinical
licensing exams. Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges.
Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor
before enrolling in any course.
This is a selective admission program. In order to be considered as a
candidate for this program, students must meet basic admission requirements
beyond those required for admission to the college. Many of the courses for
this program are open only to students officially admitted to the Dental
Hygienist Program.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
The admission and/or graduation requirements for this program may change each
academic year. The program requirements below apply only to those students
who have been admitted to the program for the 1999/2000 academic year. For the
most recent and complete information, interested students should contact the
Admissions Office, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 232, telephone
number (517) 483-1254. For Dental Hygienist career advising information,
contact the Dental Advisor at the Dental Hygienist Program office, Arts and
Sciences Building, Room 007F, telephone number (517) 483-1457.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE DENTAL HYGIENIST PROGRAM
For current information about admission requirements, students must contact
the Admissions Office, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 232, telephone
number (517) 483-1254.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 68.5 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ANAT 201 Human Anatomy 4
DADH 128 Dental Radiography 4
DHYN 110 Preclinical Dental Hygiene 6
DHYN 112 Oral Anatomy 4
DHYN 114 Oral Pathology 2
DHYN 116 Dental Pharmacology 2
DHYN 120 Clinical Dental Hygiene I 6
DHYN 122 Principles of Periodontics 2
DHYN 124 Nutrition and Oral Health 1
DHYN 126 Dental Materials and Methods 3
DHYN 210 Clinical Dental Hygiene II 6
DHYN 212 Advanced Dental Hygiene Proced 4
DHYN 214 Clinical Oral Pathology 1
DHYN 216 Dental Public Health & Educ 2
DHYN 220 Clinical Dental Hygiene III 7
DHYN 222 Community Oral Health 4
EMSB 102 CPR for Health Care Prof .5
MICR 203 Microbiology 3
PHGY 202 Human Physiology 4
SPCH 120 Dynamics of Communication 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 6 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 6 Credits
(See the GENERAL EDUCATION section above)
Writing Core Area 3
Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area 3
Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement)
MINIMUM TOTAL 74.5
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
2. DHYN 224, Testing Styles and Inventory, 2 credits, is an optional course
to prepare for Dental Hygiene licensure exams.
3. Dental Hygienist students desiring eligibility to take the Michigan
Registered Dental Assistant licensure exam must also successfully
complete DHYN 230, RDA Prc-DH, 2 credits, offered spring semester.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Courses listed in semesters I, II, and III below must be completed prior to
admission to the Dental Hygienist Program as part of the requirements for
admission. Once admitted to the program, students begin semester IV courses
during fall semester. DHYN and DADH courses are offered once a year in the
following sequence for a two-year period and are scheduled fall and spring
semesters only.
I II III
ANAT 201 PHGY 202 MICR 203
Lim.Ch.1 SPCH 120 Lim.Ch.
IV V VI VII
DHYN 110 DADH 128 DHYN 210 DHYN 220
DHYN 112 DHYN 120 DHYN 212 DHYN 222
DHYN 114 DHYN 122 DHYN 214
DHYN 116 DHYN 124 DHYN 216
EMSB 102 DHYN 126
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