May 03, 2024

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017

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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Hygiene, BAS

Academic and clinical courses must be passed with a minimum of 1.7 (C-) GPA and completed in consecutive sequence. (Exception: one D (1.0) may be earned in one clinical course.) A cumulative 2.5 GPA or above is required to continue in the curriculum and to graduate from the program. Graduates will earn an bachelor of applied science degree in dental hygiene.

Required Courses

First Year - Fall

BIOL 116:&nbsp;Head & Neck Anatomy 3 Cr
DH 350:&nbsp;Dental Anatomy 3 Cr
DH 355:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Safety & Infection Control I 3 Cr
DH 357:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Fundamentals I Theory 4 Cr
DH 374:&nbsp;Preventive Dental Health 2 Cr
DH 378:&nbsp;Introduction to Anesthesiology & Medical Emergencies 2 Cr
DH 390:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Fundamentals I: Pre-Clinic 3 Cr

First Year - Winter

BIOL 117:&nbsp;Oral Histology/Embryology 4 Cr
DH 351:&nbsp;Dental Materials 3 Cr
DH 353:&nbsp;Oral Roentgenology 4 Cr
DH 358:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Fundamentals II: Theory 4 Cr
DH 377:&nbsp;General Pathology for the Dental Hygienist 2 Cr
DH 379:&nbsp;Nitrous Oxide Sedation 2 Cr
DH 391:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Fundamentals II: Pre-Clinic/Clinic 4 Cr

First Year - Spring

DH 352:&nbsp;Restorative Dentistry I 4 Cr
DH 354:&nbsp;Clinical Roentgenology 2 Cr
DH 359:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Fundamentals III: Theory 3 Cr
DH 373:&nbsp;Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist 2 Cr
DH 376:&nbsp;Introduction to Periodontology 2 Cr
DH 380:&nbsp;Clinical Anesthesiology 4 Cr
DH 392:&nbsp;Clinical Dental Hygiene I 4 Cr

Second Year - Fall

DH 356:&nbsp;Dental Hygiene Safety & Infection Control II 3 Cr
DH 400:&nbsp;Advanced Dental Hygiene Seminar I 1 Cr
DH 453:&nbsp;Restorative Dentistry II 4 Cr
DH 470:&nbsp;Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist 2 Cr
DH 477:&nbsp;Advanced Periodontology I 2 Cr
DH 493:&nbsp;Clinical Dental Hygiene II 8 Cr

Second Year - Winter

DH 401:&nbsp;Advanced Dental Hygiene Seminar II 1 Cr
DH 454:&nbsp;Restorative Dentistry III 4 Cr
DH 478:&nbsp;Advanced Periodontology II 2 Cr
DH 479:&nbsp;Introduction to Periodontology Seminar 1 Cr
DH 481:&nbsp;Ethics and Professional Responsibility 1 Cr
DH 482:&nbsp;Community Dental Health 3 Cr
DH 494:&nbsp;Clinical Dental Hygiene III 8 Cr

Second Year - Spring

DH 402:&nbsp;Advanced Dental Hygiene Seminar III 1 Cr
DH 455:&nbsp;Restorative Dentistry IV 2 Cr
DH 480:&nbsp;Periodontology Seminar 2 Cr
DH 483:&nbsp;Community Dental Health II 2 Cr
DH 495:&nbsp;Clinical Dental Hygiene IV 8 Cr

Total Credits 119