LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Dental Hygienist
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum Code: 0279 (Effective Fall 2002 - Summer 2004)
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 Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
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 course work in
mathematics. See the General Education Core Requirements section for
information on how to fulfill these requirements.
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 2002/2003 academic year. For the
most recent and complete information, interested students should contact the
Admissions Office, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 2200, 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 2200,
telephone number (517) 483-1254.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 73 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
BIOL 201 Human Anatomy 4
BIOL 202 Human Physiology 4
BIOL 203 Microbiology 3
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 2
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
SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4
SPCH 120 Dynamics of Communication 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 3 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 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 (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See the General Education Core
Requirement section on how to fulfill this mathematics
requirement. Course work may be needed.)
MINIMUM TOTAL 76
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.
4. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification (BCLS) is required
throughout the program. (EMSB 102 or American Red Cross Provider C.)
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
BIOL 201 BIOL 202 BIOL 203
SOCL 120 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
DHYN 126
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