Dental Hygiene, B.S.D.H.
The Dental Hygiene Program is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. Completion of degree requirements enables the graduate to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the State Board Clinical/Jurisprudence Examinations for licensure.
First Year
Fall
- BIOL 1134 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 1143 Intro to Critical Reading & Academic Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- PSYC 1103 General Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Mathematics (020N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1333 American & Texas Government I 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MWSU 1230 First Year Mustang Adventure
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- BIOL 1234 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 1303 General-Organic-Biological Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- SOCL 1133 Introductory Sociology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Creative Art (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 13
Second Year
Fall
- BIOL 2144 Clinical Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- Inquiry & Creativity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Cultural & Global Understanding (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 13
Spring
- Communication (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American & Texas Government II 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1233 Survey of America History from 1865 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Language, Philosophy & Culture (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 12
Third Year
Fall
- DNHY 3002 Oral Radiology I 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3013 Dental Materials 3 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3014 Dental Materials Lab 3 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3022 Histology 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3114 Clinical Practice I 4 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3124 Head, Neck & Dental Anatomy 4 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 18
Spring
- DNHY 3004 Dental Hygiene II 4 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3005 Clinical Practice II 5 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3024 Periodontology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 3102 Oral Radiology II Class & Lab 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4103 Pharmacology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 18
Fourth Year
Fall
- DNHY 4003 Pathology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4013 Dental Health Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4018 Clinical Practice III 8 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4023 Dental Health Hygiene III 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 17
Spring
- DNHY 4022 Dental Public Health 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4032 Dental Hygiene IV 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DNHY 4038 Clinical Practice IV 8 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 12
Total Semester Hours: 120
NOTES:
Applications taken January 1 - April 1 each year. There is a $25 application fee. No TEAS or HESI exam required. Twenty hours of observation in a dental office or documentation of dental office work required.