Dental Hygiene Associate in Science (DH-AS)

A two-year curriculum designed to prepare students to master clinical competencies and prepare for all of the roles of a dental hygienist. Graduates receive an Associate in Science degree in dental hygiene and are eligible to apply to sit for the state board examination in any state in which they desire to practice.

Program graduates may be able to pursue the Bachelor of Science degree at an institution offering the degree.

The dental hygiene program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association Commission of Accreditation.

Special Admission Requirements

Admission to this program is limited by admission requirements and the availability of clinical space. Therefore, students seeking program admission must complete applications to both the College and the program. Students should not self-advise. Courses are designed to be in sequence. Continued progress in the dental hygiene program depends upon successful completion of courses in this sequence. Application packets are available from the Health Admission Office or the Pensacola State College website at www.pensacolastate.edu.

Admission requirements for eligibility to the program include satisfactory scores on the ATI TEAS, a minimum GPA of 2.75 and 18 credits of specific course work.

When applicants have completed all sections of the application process and meet the minimum criteria, they will move to candidate status and are assigned a ranking number by the date on which they completed the final requirement. Students are selected in that rank order. Therefore, the sooner applicants complete the requirements, the sooner they move to candidate status and the higher their ranking on the list. Contact the Allied Health department at [phone] for further details. The program begins each May.

Special Program Requirement

Students must complete all courses in the Dental Hygiene curriculum with a grade of C or higher.

The interested student is encouraged to contact the Allied Health department for assistance in planning the program of study.

Department Head:

Christa Ruber, [phone]

[e-mail]

Program Director:

Linda Lambert, RDH, [phone]

[e-mail]

Degree Requirements

Prerequisites (18 cc)

The following courses MUST be completed with a grade of C or better to be accepted into the Dental Hygiene Program.

ENC 1101C	English Composition I	3 cc
BSC 1093	Anatomy and Physiology I	3 cc
BSC 1093L	Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	1 cc
MCB 1000	Applied Microbiology	3 cc
MCB 1000L	Applied Microbiology Laboratory	1 cc
CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	3 cc
CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 cc
MAC 1105	College Algebra	3 cc

Semester 1 (10 cc)

BSC 1094	Anatomy and Physiology II	3 cc
BSC 1094L	Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	1 cc
DES 1000	Dental Anatomy	2 cc
SPC 1006	Study of Speaking and Listening	1 cc
DEP 2004	Human Growth and Development	3 cc

By the end of Semester 1, students must possess and maintain a Healthcare Providers CPR card, American Heart or Red Cross only.  Certification can be earned by successfully completing W 00753 CPR for Healthcare Providers.

Semester 2 (14 cc)

DES 1010	Head and Neck Anatomy	2 cc
DEH 1130	Oral Embryology and Histology	1 cc
DEH 1002	Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene	3 cc
DEH 1002L	Dental Hygiene Pre-Clinic	3 cc
DES 1200C	Dental Hygiene Radiology I	3 cc
DEH 1720	Preventive Dentistry	2 cc

Semester 3 (14 cc)

DEH 1811	Dental Ethics and Jurisprudence	1 cc
DEH 1800	Dental Hygiene I	2 cc
DEH 1800L	Dental Hygiene Clinic I	4 cc
DEH 1400	Oral Pathology	2 cc
DEH 2602	Periodontics	2 cc
SYG 2000	Introduction to Sociology	3 cc

 

Semester 4 (10 cc)

DEH 1802	Dental Hygiene II	1 cc
DEH 1802L	Dental Hygiene Clinic II	3 cc
DEH 2202	Nutrition and Dental Health	2 cc
DES 1100C	Dental Materials	3 cc
DES 1051C	Pain Management	1 cc

Semester 5 (14 cc)

DEH 2300	Pharmacology/Dental Office Emergencies	2 cc
DEH 2804	Dental Hygiene III	2 cc
DEH 2804L	Dental Hygiene Clinic III	5 cc
DEH 2702	Dental Public Health	2 cc
See Choices	Humanities (General Education Core Course)	3 cc

See general education course list for general education course options.

Semester 6 (8 cc)

DEH 2806	Dental Hygiene IV	2 cc
DEH 2806L	Dental Hygiene Clinic IV	5 cc
DEH 2702L	Dental Public Health Lab	1 cc

Total Credit Hours: 88