Dental Hygiene - Santa Rosa Junior College

Dental Hygiene from Santa Rosa Junior College is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Requirements: The Dental Hygiene Associate Degree program at Santa Rosa Junior College is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Students receive a comprehensive education in the health sciences and in clinical dental hygiene and are prepared for entry into the practice of dental hygiene . Program Selection Process: Please contact the Dental Hygiene coordinator in the Health Science department for information. Dental Hygiene Prerequisites - complete 29 units ANAT 1 General Human Anatomy PHYSIO 1 Human Physiology Complete any combination totaling at least 5.0 units from the following: CHEM 60 Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences CHEM 1A General Chemistry and CHEM 8 Introductory Organic Chemistry Complete any combination totaling at least 4.0 units from the following: ENGL 1A Reading & Composition ENGL 100 College Reading and Writing Complete any combination totaling at least 4.0 units from the following: HLC 55 Medical Microbiology MICRO 5 General Microbiology MICRO 60 Fundamentals of Microbiology Complete any combination totaling at least 3.0 units from the following: FDNT 10 Elementary Nutrition FDNT 62 Nutrition & Diet Therapy Complete any combination totaling at least 3.0 units from the following: ENGL 5 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking PHIL 3 Critical Thinking PHIL 5 Critical Thinking/Writing SPCH 3A Introduction to Argumentation SPCH 9 Critical Thinking and Argumentation Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Assoc. Requirements - complete 9 units Complete any combination totaling at least 3.0 units from the following: COMM 5 Group Discussion & Problem Solving COMM 66 Interpersonal Communication SPCH 1A Introduction to Speech SPCH 60 Communication Skills Complete any combination totaling at least 3.0 units from the following: PSYCH 1A General Psychology PSYCH 4 Child Growth & Development PSYCH 53 Growth & Communications Complete any combination totaling at least 3.0 units from the following: SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 2 Social Problems & Deviance SOC 10 Marriage & the Family SOC 30 Race & Ethnic Relations Dental Hygiene Core Requirements - complete 59.5 units DE 50 Introduction tothe Dental Profession DE 51 Occupational Health & Safety DE 55A Introduction to Dental Radiology 1 DE 55B Dental Radiology 2 DH 69 Medical Emergencies DH 70 Dental Anatomy and Tooth Morphology DH 71A Clinical Dental Hygiene Care and Theory 1 DH 71B Clinical Dental Hygiene Care and Theory 2 DH 71C Clinical Dental Hygiene Care and Theory 3 DH 71D Clinical Dental Hygiene Care and Theory 4 DH 71E Clinical Dental Hygiene Care and Theory 5 DH 72 Oral Health Education DH 74 Head & Neck Anatomy, Histology and Embryology DH 75 Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist DH 76 Dental Materials for the Dental Hygienist DH 78 Local Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Conscious Sedation DH 79 Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist DH 80 Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist DH 81 Community Dental Health DH 83 Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Mgmt for Dental Hygienist DH 85 Advanced Periodontal Dental Hygiene Care DH 86 Integration of Dental Hygiene and Dentistry View more details on Santa Rosa Junior College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.