Program: Dental Hygiene Major Suggested Course Sequence - East Tennessee State University

Apr 09, 2025

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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Freshman Year

First Semester - Fall

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
HSCI 2010 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
HSCI 2011 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (0 credit)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester - Spring

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
HSCI 2020 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
HSCI 2021 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (0 credit)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Third Semester - Fall

CHEM 1030 - Introduction to Chemistry Survey (4 credits)
NTFD 2420 - Principles of Nutrition Science (3 credits)
SPCH - SPCH 1300, 2300, or 2320 (3 credits)
ENGL - Literature Elective (ETSU students or transfer students bringing in less than 50 hours should take ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2430 in order to meet writing intensive requirement.) (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Fourth Semester - Spring

HSCI 2230 - Introduction to Microbiology (4 credits)
HSCI 2231 - Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory (0 credit)
Fine Arts Elective (3 credits)
Humanities Elective (ETSU students or transfer students bringing in less than 50 hours should take a writing intensive humanities course in order to meet writing intensive requirement.) (3 credits)
SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fifth Semester - Fall

DHYG 2020 - Dental Anatomy and Histology (3 credits)
DHYG 2030 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Lecture (3 credits)
DHYG 2031 - Pre-Clinical Laboratory (3 credits)
DHYG 2040 - Dental Office Emergencies (2 credits)
DHYG 2050 - Occupational Safety for Dental Health Care Workers (1 credit)
DHYG 2060 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene (1 credit)
DHYG 4010 - Teaching Strategies for Allied Health (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sixth Semester - Spring

DHYG 2130 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar I (1 credit)
DHYG 2131 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice I (4 credits)
DHYG 2160 - Periodontology (3 credits)
DHYG 2170 - Dental Radiology (3 credits)
DHYG 2171 - Dental Radiology Laboratory (1 credit)
DHYG 3020 - General and Oral Pathology (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Seventh Semester - Summer

DHYG 3030 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar II (2 credits)
DHYG 3031 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice II (4 credits)
DHYG 3010 - Head and Neck Anatomy (2 credits)
DHYG 4000 - Dental Radiographic Interpretation (1 credit)
DHYG 4030 - Anesthesia and Pain Control (1 credit)

Semester Total: 10 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Eighth Semester - Fall

DHYG 3110 - Dental Materials (2 credits)
DHYG 3111 - Dental Materials Laboratory (1 credit)
DHYG 3120 - Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene (3 credits)
DHYG 3130 - Community Dental Health (3 credits)
DHYG 4020 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar III (1 credit)
DHYG 4021 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice III (4 credits)
DHYG 4031 - Local Anestesia Lab (1 credit)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Ninth Semester Spring

DHYG 3200 - Issues in Dental Hygiene (1 credit)
DHYG 4110 - Supportive Periodontal Therapy (3 credits)
DHYG 4120 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar IV (1 credit)
DHYG 4121 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IV (4 credits)
DHYG 4130 - Geriatric Dental Hygiene (2 credits)
DHYG 4141 - Community and Rural Dental Health (1 credit)

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

(Total dental hygiene credits = 68; General Education Core credits = 41; other required pre-requisites = 11 credits) Note: CSCI 1100 is an additional ETSU graduation requirement and should be completed prior to completing 33 credits at ETSU.)