Erie Community College, State University of New York

DENTAL HYGIENE

Curriculum

The faculty of Dental Hygiene conduct ongoing curriculum review and planning to maintain currency and effectiveness. Please contact the department to receive the most current curriculum format.

 First Year, Fall Semester
DH 100 Oral Health Services I (5 cr)
DH 110 Head, Neck and Oral Anatomy (3 cr)
DH 120 Dental Radiography I (1 cr)
DH 121 Lab for DH 120 (1 cr)
BI 150 Anatomy and Physiology I (3 cr)
BI 151 Lab for BI 150 (1.5 cr)
BI 230 Microbiology (3 cr)
BI 231 Lab for BI 230 (1 cr)

 First Year, Spring Semester
DH 150 Oral Health Services II (4 cr)
DH 170 Dental Nutrition (2 cr)
DH 180 Dental Radiography II (1 cr)
DH 181 Lab for DH 180 (1 cr)
DH 190 Periodontology (2 cr)
EG 022 Medical Emergencies (1 cr)*
BI 152 Anatomy and Physiology II (3 cr)
BI 153 Lab for BI 152 (1.5 cr)
SS 102 Social Problems (3 cr)**

*EG 009 (3 cr) may be substituted.
**AN, GO, HI, SO or SS courses may be substituted.

 Summer Session I
DH 175 Oral Health Services III (3 cr)

 Second Year, Fall Semester
DH 200 Oral Health Services IV (6 cr)
DH 220 Dental Materials (2 cr)
DH 221 Lab for DH 220 (1 cr)
DH 230 Pathology (3 cr)
EN 110 College Composition (3 cr)

 Second Year, Spring Semester
DH 160 Pain and Anxiety Control (2 cr)
DH 250 Oral Health Services V (5 cr)
DH 260 Community Dental Health (2 cr)
DH 270 Pharmacology (2 cr)
EN 111 Comp. and Interp. of Literature (3 cr)
HU 100 Human Interaction (3 cr)*

*PS 100 (3 cr) may be substituted.

Developmental courses as indicated by placement testing are also required and include all developmental English courses and mathematics courses up to, and including, algebra (MT 006). Students requiring developmental courses must enroll in the extended curriculum option.