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This curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene care for the individual and the community� Students will learn to prepare the operatory, take patient histories, note abnormalities, plan care, teach oral hygiene, clean teeth, take x-rays, apply preventive agents, complete necessary chart entries, and perform other procedures related to dental hygiene care� Graduates of this program may be eligible to take national and state/regional examinations for licensure, which are required to practice dental hygiene� Employment opportunities include dental offices, clinics, schools, public health agencies, industry, and professional education� This program is accredited by:

American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (800) 621-8099, Ext� 2705

www.ada.org

Specific Program Requirements:

1� General college admission requirements�

2� This program has a selective admission process�

See Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the

Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B

Tech website� www�abtech�edu/selective-limitedprograms

3� High school chemistry or equivalent from A-B Tech or other regionally-accredited college�

4� Acceptable report of medical examination by the first day of class�

5� Completion of required immunizations by first day of class, including first two doses of Hepatitis B vaccine�

6� Students applying to the Dental Hygiene program are encouraged to have successfully completed all

General Education requirements prior to program admission due to the rigorous nature of the Dental

Hygiene curriculum�

7� The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners may deny a license to individuals convicted of a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude�

8� BIO-163 Basic Anatomy & Physiology must be completed with a “C” or better within 5 years of application to the program�

Dental Hygiene Associate in Applied Science Degree (A45260)

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: ACA, BIO, CHM, DEN

Preapplication Requirement

BIO-163 Basic Anatomy & Physiology CHM-130 General, Organic and Biochemistry CHM-130A Gen, Org & Biochem Lab

Credits

5 3 1

First Semester (Fall)

ACA-115 Success and Study Skills DEN-110 Orofacial Anatomy DEN-111 Infection/Hazard Control DEN-112 Dental Radiography DEN-120 Dental Hy Preclinic Lec DEN-121 Dental Hygiene Precl Lab

Second Semester (Spring)

BIO-175 General Microbiology DEN-124 Periodontology DEN-125 Dental Office Emergencies DEN-130 Dental Hygiene Theory I DEN-131 Dental Hygiene Clinic I DEN-223 Dental Pharmacology ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry

Third Semester (Summer)

COM-120 Intro Interpersonal Communication DEN-123 Nutrition/Dental Health DEN-140 Dental Hygiene Theory II DEN-141 Dental Hygiene Clinic II DEN-222 General & Oral Pathology

Fourth Semester (Fall)

DEN-220 Dental Hygiene Theory III DEN-221 Dental Hygiene Clinic III DEN-224 Materials and Procedures DEN-232 Community Dental Health Part A PSY-237 Social Psychology

Fifth Semester (Spring)

DEN-230 Dental Hygiene Theory IV DEN-231 Dental Hygiene Clinic IV DEN-232 Community Dental Health Part B DEN-233 Professional Development HUM-115 Critical Thinking

Total Credit Hours Required

1 3 2 3 2 2

3 2 1 2 3 2 3

3 2 1 2 2

2 4 2 2 3

1 4 1 2 3 72