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Associate in Science Degree Program
Contact Hours:
1810
Semester Credits:
88.5
Instructional Weeks – Full Time:
70
Average Time to Complete – Full Time:
17 Months
Program Overview
Dental Hygienists are licensed, professional oral clinicians and dental health educators who prevent and treat oral disease, promote and encourage preventive aspects of dental care, and assume responsibility for patient care in the dental office. They provide a variety of services to patients, including comprehensive examination of the oral cavity, radiographs, prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, patient education, and preventive services. They are required to pass written and clinical examinations before they apply for licensure to practice. Dental Hygienists are integral members of the dental team who use their dental, clinical, and social sciences to aid individuals in achieving optimum oral health. Besides working in a private dental practice, Dental Hygienists also work as educators, administrators, and researchers.
Program Mission
The mission is to provide a supportive learning environment in which the student acquires theoretical knowledge, technical skills, and professional attributes necessary to qualify for licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist and entry-level employment as a Dental Hygienist. The program strives to instill the importance of personal growth, professional commitment, community involvement, and continued research. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. Registration and certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, Concorde cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.
Applicants to the Dental Hygiene program at Concorde must follow the admissions process and successfully meet all admissions criteria. CPR is required prior to Term 3.
Program Delivery
The Dental Hygiene program is delivered in a blended format. Courses will be delivered entirely online, entirely on-ground, or with an appropriate blend of both online and on-ground hours in the same course. Of the 1,810 program hours, a maximum of 714 course hours (39.4%) may be offered online.
Term 1
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
BIOL1405 *
60
(
/
60
)
4
ENGL1310 *
English Composition I (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
MATH Elective(Transfer Course)
MATH1310 Contemporary Mathematics orMATH1320 College Algebra
45
(
/
45
)
3
PSYC1310 *
General Psychology (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
Total Subtotal
195
(0/195)
13
Term 2
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
BIOL1330 *
Microbiology (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
CHEM1310 *
Chemistry (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
COMM1310 *
Elements of Human Communication (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
SOCI1310 *
Introduction to Sociology (Transfer Course)
45
(
/
45
)
3
Total Subtotal
180
(0/180)
12
Term 3
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
DHYG1130 *
Dental Office Emergencies (Transfer Course)
15
(
15
/
)
1
BIOL1330
BIOL1405
CHEM1310
DHYG1230 *
Dental Hygiene I (Transfer Course)
30
(
25
/
5
)
2
DHYG1330
BIOL1330
BIOL1405
CHEM1310
DHYG1330 *
Dental Hygiene I Pre-Clinic (Transfer Course)
90
(
80
/
10
)
3
DHYG1230
BIOL1330
BIOL1405
CHEM1310
DHYG1331 *
Dental Radiography (Transfer Course)
30
(
30
/
)
30
(
20
/
10
)
3
BIOL1330
BIOL1405
CHEM1310
DHYG1430 *
Dental Anatomy/Tooth Morphology (Transfer Course)
60
(
40
/
20
)
4
BIOL1330
BIOL1405
CHEM1310
Total Subtotal
135
(110/25)
120
(100/20)
13
Term 4
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
DHYG1240 *
Dental Hygiene II (Transfer Course)
30
(
30
/
)
2
DHYG1340
DHYG1130
DHYG1230
DHYG1330
DHYG1331
DHYG1430
DHYG1241 *
Dental Materials (Transfer Course)
15
(
10
/
5
)
30
(
30
/
)
2
DHYG1130
DHYG1230
DHYG1330
DHYG1331
DHYG1430
DHYG1340 *
Dental Hygiene II Clinic (Transfer Course)
60
(
45
/
15
)
80
(
80
/
)
3.5
DHYG1240
DHYG1130
DHYG1230
DHYG1330
DHYG1331
DHYG1430
DHYG1341 *
45
(
30
/
15
)
3
DHYG1130
DHYG1230
DHYG1330
DHYG1331
DHYG1430
DHYG1342 *
Periodontology (Transfer Course)
45
(
40
/
5
)
3
DHYG1130
DHYG1230
DHYG1330
DHYG1331
DHYG1430
Total Subtotal
135
(110/25)
90
(75/15)
80
(80/0)
13.5
Term 5
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
DHYG1250 *
Dental Hygiene III (Transfer Course)
30
(
15
/
15
)
2
DHYG1350
DHYG1240
DHYG1340
DHYG1241
DHYG1341
DHYG1342
DHYG1251 *
Dental Law/Ethics (Transfer Course)
30
(
6
/
24
)
2
DHYG1240
DHYG1340
DHYG1241
DHYG1341
DHYG1342
DHYG1350 *
Dental Hygiene III Clinic (Transfer Course)
135
(
120
/
15
)
3
DHYG1250
DHYG1240
DHYG1340
DHYG1241
DHYG1341
DHYG1342
DHYG1351 *
Nutrition (Transfer Course)
45
(
20
/
25
)
3
DHYG1240
DHYG1340
DHYG1241
DHYG1341
DHYG1342
DHYG1352 *
Dental Public Health (Transfer Course)
45
(
30
/
15
)
3
DHYG1240
DHYG1340
DHYG1241
DHYG1341
DHYG1342
Total Subtotal
150
(71/79)
135
(120/15)
13
Term 6
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
DHYG2260 *
Dental Hygiene IV (Transfer Course)
30
(
15
/
15
)
2
DHYG2460
DHYG1250
DHYG1350
DHYG1351
DHYG1352
DHYG1251
DHYG2360 *
Oral Pathology (Transfer Course)
45
(
25
/
20
)
3
DHYG1250
DHYG1350
DHYG1351
DHYG1352
DHYG1251
DHYG2361 *
Dental Pharmacology (Transfer Course)
45
(
30
/
15
)
3
DHYG1250
DHYG1350
DHYG1351
DHYG1352
DHYG1251
DHYG2460 *
Dental Hygiene IV Clinic (Transfer Course)
185
(
165
/
20
)
4
DHYG2260
DHYG1250
DHYG1350
DHYG1351
DHYG1352
DHYG1251
Total Subtotal
120
(70/50)
185
(165/20)
12
Term 7
Course #
Course Title
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Theory Hours
(Ground/Online)
Lab Hours
(Ground/Online)
Clinical Hours
(Ground/Online)
Semester Credit Hours
DHYG2270 *
Dental Hygiene V (Transfer Course)
30
(
10
/
20
)
2
DHYG2370
DHYG2260
DHYG2460
DHYG2361
DHYG2360
DHYG2271 *
Dental Hygiene Seminar (Transfer Course)
30
(
15
/
15
)
2
DHYG2260
DHYG2460
DHYG2361
DHYG2360
DHYG2272 *
Dental Office Management (Transfer Course)
30
(
10
/
20
)
2
DHYG2260
DHYG2460
DHYG2361
DHYG2360
DHYG2370 *
Dental Hygiene V Clinic (Transfer Course)
150
(
130
/
20
)
3
DHYG2270
DHYG2260
DHYG2460
DHYG2361
DHYG2360
DHYG2371 *
Board Review (Transfer Course)
45
(
30
/
15
)
3
DHYG2260
DHYG2460
DHYG2361
DHYG2360
Total Subtotal
135
(65/70)
150
(130/20)
12
Total
1050
(426/624)
210
(175/35)
550
(495/55)
88.5
General education courses (those with prefixes other than DHYG) may be scheduled in any term providing that prerequisites are honored. In addition, these courses may be offered 100% online or 100% on ground.
