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Main ContentDental Hygiene Entry-Level Traditional Program Curriculum
The Dental Hygiene entry-level traditional program at the UMMC School of Dentistry is a lock-step program, where students complete coursework as a cohort following a set sequence of courses. The table below lists each semester's classes.
Junior year (DH3) |
Fall | Semester hours |
| DH302 Principles & Practice I | 2 |
| DH305 Dental Hygiene Instrumentation | 2 |
| DH309 Dental Anatomy | 2 |
| DH312 Preventive Oral Health | 3 |
| DH315 Oral Histology & Embryology | 1 |
| DH321 Head & Neck Anatomy | 2 |
| DH332 Scientific Foundations in Dental Hygiene | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Spring | Semester hours |
| DH313 Radiology | 4 |
| DH316 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| DH317 Medical Emergencies | 2 |
| DH320 Methods of Patient Care | 3 |
| DH331 Periodontics I | 1 |
| Total hours | 13 |
Senior year (DH4) | |
Summer | Semester hours |
| DH326 Principles & Practice II | 2 |
| DH327 Patient Care I | 2 |
| DH407 Pharmacology I | 1 |
| DH420 Pain and Anxiety Management | 2 |
| DH412 Periodontics II | 1 |
| Total hours | 8 |
Fall | Semester hours |
| DH405 Patient Care II | 3 |
| DH406 Dental Public Health I | 1 |
| DH408 Pharmacology II | 2 |
| DH416 Oral Pathology I | 1 |
| DH417 Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene | 1 |
| DH418 Principles & Practice III | 2 |
| DH423 Biomaterials in Dentistry | 2 |
| Total hours | 12 |
Spring | Semester hours |
| DH409 Dental Public Health II | 3 |
| DH422 Oral Pathology II | 1 |
| DH431 Periodontics III | 1 |
| DH433 Patient Care III | 4 |
| DH444 Practice Management & Specialties | 2 |
| DH446 Case Studies | 1 |
| Total hours | 12 |
Total required program hours | 60 |