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Dental HygieneFlanagan Campus Intro
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The associate degree dental hygienist is a licensed professional
who provides primary preventive dental services to patients in a wide variety of
settings. Students in this program attend lecture and laboratory classes, and provide
treatment in the modern, well-equipped dental hygiene clinic on campus. This program
is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA), a specialized accrediting
body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, and by the United
States Department of Education. Contact information: American Dental Association,
Commission on Dental Accreditation, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611;
Tel: 312.440.4653.
This two-year course of study prepares students to sit for two examinations required
for dental hygiene licensure in Rhode Island: the written National Board Dental
Hygiene Examination, and the clinical Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
Students who successfully complete the program are awarded an Associate in Applied
Science (A.A.S.) degree. Students are responsible for purchasing instruments and
uniforms, as well as board examination and licensing fees.
Technical Standards: These standards give a sense of the physical requirements,
psychomotor skills and affective behaviors associated with a particular occupation.
The physical activity (Strength) level for Dental Hygienist (078.361-010) is classified
as “Light” by the Department of Labor in The Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Background Check: A criminal background check
will be done for all students entering health programs.
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Dental Hygiene students must provide proof of current AHA CPR certification (AHA Health Care Provider Level) to the College nurse as part of health record documentation prior to beginning DHYG courses, and must remain current throughout the program in order to enroll in DHYG/DENT courses. Students without complete health records will not be allowed to start clinical courses or externship.
Program faculty reserve the right to require withdrawal of any student from
the program or to refuse reinstatement based on the student’s academic, clinical
or professional performance.
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Prerequisites | Recommended Sequence |
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| BIOL 1010 | Human Anatomy | 4 | 3 | 3 | * | ||
| CHEM 1010 | Survey of Biomedical Chemistry | 5 | 4 | 3 | Placement Test | * | |
| SPCH 1100 | Oral Communication I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BIOL 1020 | Human Physiology | 4 | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1010 | 1 | |
| BIOL 2210 | Introductory Microbiology | 4 | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1010, 1020 | 2 | |
| ENGL 1010 | Composition I | 3 | 3 | 0 | Placement test | 2 | |
| PSYC 2010 | General Psychology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SOCS 1010 | General Sociology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Major Requirements | |||||||
| DHYG 1000 | Introduction to Dental Hygiene | 2 | 2 | 0 | * | ||
| DHYG 1010 | Dental & Oral Anatomy | 3 | 2 | 3 | Acceptance into program | 1 | |
| DHYG 1020 | Dental Hygiene I | 3 | 3 | 0 | Acceptance into program Corequisite: DHYG 1030 |
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| DHYG 1030 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 2 | 0 | 6 | Acceptance into program | 1 | |
| DHYG 1040 | Oral Embryology & Histology | 2 | 2 | 0 | BIOl 1020, DHYG 1010 | 2 | |
| DHYG 1050 | Dental Hygiene II | 3 | 3 | 0 | DHYG 1020, 1030 Corequisite: DHYG 1060 |
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| DHYG 1060 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II | 3 | 8 | DHYG 1020, 1030 Corequisite: DHYG 1050 |
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| DENT 2010 | Oral Radiography | 4 | 3 | 3 | Acceptance into Dental Hygiene program |
2 | |
| DENT 2020 | Dental Materials | 2 | 2 | 0 | Acceptance into Dental Hygiene program |
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| DENT 2220 | Dental Materials Lab for Dental Hygienists |
1 | 0 | 3 | Acceptance into Dental Hygiene Program Corequisite: DENT 2020 |
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| DHYG 2010 | Pathology | 2 | 2 | 0 | BIOL 1020, DHYG 1040 | 3 | |
| DHYG 2020 | Dental Hygiene III | 2 | 2 | 0 | DHYG 1050, 1060 Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
3 | |
| DHYG 2030 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 4 | 0 | 12 | DHYG 1050, 1060 Corequisite: DHYG 2020 |
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| DHYG 2050 | Periodontics | 3 | 3 | 0 | BIOL 1020, 2210, DHYG 1010, 1040,1050, 1060 Corequisites: DHYG 2010, 2020, 2030 |
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| DHYG 2090 | Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist |
3 | 3 | 0 | BIOL 1020, DHYG 1060 Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
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| DHYG 2040 | Community Dental Health I | 2 | 2 | DHYG 1060, PSYC 2010 Corequisite: DHYG 2030 |
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| DHYG 2045 | Community Dental Health II | 1 | 0 | 3 | DENT 2020, DHYG 1010, 2020 and 2030 Corequisite: DHYG 2070 and SOCS 1010 |
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| DHYG 2060 | Dental Hygiene IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | DHYG 2020, 2030 Corequisite: DHYG 2070 |
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| DHYG 2070 | Clinical Dental Hygiene IV | 5 | 0 | 16 | DHYG 2030, 2050 Corequisite: DHYG 2060 |
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