The following are required courses and recommended terms for students interested in a degree in Dental Hygiene.
(o) denotes an online course.
Klamath Falls
| Freshman Year (Pre-Dental Hygiene) | ||||
| BIO 231 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | ||
| CHE 101/104 | General Chemistry w/ Lab | 4 | ||
| DHE 100 | Introduction to Dental Hygiene | 2 | ||
| BIO 200 | Medical Terminology | 2 | ||
| PSY | Psychology elective | 3 | ||
| BIO 232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | ||
| BIO 105 | Microbiology | 4 | ||
| SOC 204 | Intro to Sociology | 3 | ||
| MATH 243 or MATH 111+ |
Statistics, College Algebra or higher | 4 | ||
| WRI 121 | English Composition | 4 | ||
| BIO 233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology III | 4 | ||
| BIO 205 | Nutrition | 3 | ||
| SPE 111 | Public Speaking | 4 | ||
| WRI 122 or WRI 227 |
Argumentative Writing or Technical Report Writing | 4 | ||
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 52 | |||
| Sophomore Year | |||
| Fall | |||
| DH 221 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice I | 4 | |
| DH 225 | Head and Neck Anatomy, Histology, Embryology | 3 | |
| DH 240 | Prevention I | 3 | |
| DH 366 | Dental Anatomy | 2 | |
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Fall Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Winter | |||
| DH 222 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice II | 4 | |
| DH 241 | Prevention II | 3 | |
| DH 275 | Ethics | 2 | |
| DH 252 | Oral Radiology I | 3 | |
| DH 244 | General and Oral Pathology (o) | 3 | |
| Winter Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Spring | |||
| DH 223 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice III | 3 | |
| DH 254 | Introduction to Periodontology | 2 | |
| DH 253 | Oral Radiology II | 2 | |
| DH 242 | Prevention III | 3 | |
| DH 380 | Community Dental Health I | 2 | |
| DH 267 | Emergency Procedures | 3 | |
| Spring Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Junior Year | ||||
| Fall | ||||
| DH 321 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IV | 4 | ||
| DH 354 | Periodontology | 3 | ||
| DH 340 | Emerging Oral Health Topics | 3 | ||
| DH 381 | Community Dental Health II | 2 | ||
| CHE 360 | Clinical Pharmacology | 3 | ||
| SPE 321 | Small Group & Team Communication | 3 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 18 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| DH 322 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice V | 3 | ||
| DH 382 | Community Dental Health III | 2 | ||
| DH 341 | Vulnerable Populations | 3 | ||
| DH 351 | Pain Management I | 3 | ||
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Winter Credit Hours | 14 | |||
| Spring | ||||
| DH 323 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VI | 5 | ||
| DH 344 | Advanced General and Oral Pathology (o) | 3 | ||
| DH 383 | Community Dental Health IV | 1 | ||
| DH 352 | Pain Management II | 2 | ||
| DEN 363 | Dental Materials | 4 | ||
| DH 370 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Spring Credit Hours | 15/16 | |||
| Senior Year | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| DH 421 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VII | 4 | ||
| AHED 450 | Instructional Methods (o) | 3 | ||
| DH 461 | Restorative Dentistry 1 | 2 | ||
| Elective | Elective from Approved List* |
3 | ||
| SSC | Social Science Elective |
3 |
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| DH 371 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Summer Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Fall | ||||
| DH 422 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VIII | 5 | ||
| DH 475 | EBDM in Healthcare I (o) | 3 | ||
| DH 462 | Restorative Dentistry II | 2 | ||
| Elective | Elective from Approved List* |
3 | ||
| COM | Communications Elective | 3 | ||
| DH 372 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 16/17 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| DH 423 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IX | 5 | ||
| DH 476 | EBDM in Healthcare (o) | 3 | ||
| DH 454 | Practice Management |
3 | ||
| DH 463 | Restorative Dentistry III | 2 | ||
| SSC | Social Science Elective |
3 |
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| Winter Credit Hours | 16 |
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| Total Program Credits | 191 | |||
Chemeketa
| Freshman Year (Pre-Dental Hygiene) | ||||
| Fall | ||||
| BIO 231 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | ||
| CH | Chemistry Elective with Lab | 5 | ||
| DHE 100 | Introduction to Dental Hygiene | 2 | ||
| HM 120 | Medical Terminology | 3 | ||
| PSY | Psychology elective | 3 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 17 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| BIO 232 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | ||
| BIO 234 | Microbiology | 4 | ||
| SOC 204 | Intro to Sociology | 4 | ||
| MATH 111 or MATH 243 |
Probability & Statistics I or College Algebra or higher | 4 | ||
| WRI 121 | English Composition - Exposition | 4 | ||
| Winter Credit Hours | 20 | |||
| Spring | ||||
| BIO 233 | Human Anatomy & Physiology III | 4 | ||
| NFM 225 | Nutrition | 4 | ||
| COM 111 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 4 | ||
| WRI 122 or WRI 227 |
Technical Writing | or English Composition - Logic and Style | 4 | ||
| HUM | Humanities elective | 3 | ||
| Spring Credit Hours | 19 | |||
| Sophomore Year | ||||
| Fall | ||||
| DH 221 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice I | 4 | ||
| DH 225 | Head and Neck Anatomy, Histology, Embryology | 3 | ||
| DH 240 | Prevention I | 3 | ||
| DH 266 | Dental Anatomy | 2 | ||
| HUM | Humanities elective | 3 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| DH 222 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice II | 4 | ||
| DH 241 | Prevention II | 3 | ||
| DH 275 | Ethics | 2 | ||
| DEN 164 | Dental Radiology I | 3 | ||
| DH 244 | General and Oral Pathology | 3 | ||
| Winter Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Spring | ||||
| DH 223 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice III | 3 | ||
| DH 254 | Introduction to Periodontology | 2 | ||
| DH 253 | Oral Radiology II | 2 | ||
| DH 242 | Prevention III | 3 | ||
| DH 380 | Community Dental Health I | 2 | ||
| DH 267 | Emergency Procedures | 3 | ||
| Spring Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Junior Year | ||||
| Fall | ||||
| DH 321 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IV | 4 | ||
| DH 354 | Periodontology | 3 | ||
| DH 340 | Emerging Oral Health Topics | 3 | ||
| DH 381 | Community Dental Health II | 2 | ||
| COMM 219 | Fundamental of Small Group Communication | 4 | ||
| PHM 230 | Pharmacology | 3 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 19 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| DH 322 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice V | 3 | ||
| DH 382 | Community Dental Health III | 2 | ||
| DH 341 | Vulnerable Populations | 3 | ||
| DH 351 | Pain Management I | 3 | ||
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Winter Credit Hours | 14 | |||
| Spring | ||||
| DH 323 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VI | 5 | ||
| DH 344 | Advanced General and Oral Pathology (b) | 3 | ||
| DH 383 | Community Dental Health IV | 1 | ||
| DH 352 | Pain Management II | 2 | ||
| DEN 163 | Dental Materials | 4 | ||
| DH 370 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Spring Credit Hours | 15/16 | |||
| Senior Year | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| DH 421 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VII | 4 | ||
| AHED 450 | Instructional Methods | 3 | ||
| DH 461 | Restorative Dentistry 1 | 2 | ||
| Elective from Approved List* | 3+ | |||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |||
| DH 371 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Summer Credit Hours | 15/16 | |||
| Fall | ||||
| DH 422 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice VIII | 5 | ||
| DH 475 | EBDM in Healthcare I | 3 | ||
| DH 462 | Restorative Dentistry II | 2 | ||
| Elective from Approved List* | 3 | |||
| COMM | Communications Elective | 3 | ||
| DH 371 | International Externship (optional) | 1 | ||
| Fall Credit Hours | 16/17 | |||
| Winter | ||||
| DH 423 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IX | 5 | ||
| DH 476 | EBDM in Healthcare II | 3 | ||
| DH 454 | Practice Management | 3 | ||
| DH 463 | Restorative Dentistry III | 2 | ||
| Social Science elective | 3 | |||
| Winter Credit Hours | 16 | |||
| Total Program Credits | 196 | |||
Chemeketa Notes
- Communications elective: choose from SP 115; SP 218; WR 123; BA 214
- HUM electives may only include one activity based course
- HUM courses must transfer to Oregon Tech as a HUM
Transfer Equivalencies
- DH 252, Oral Radiology I = DEN 164, Dental Radiology 1
- DH 363, Dental Materials = DEN 163, Dental Materials 2
- DH 461, Restorative Dentistry I = DEN 153, Dental Materials 1