Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Prior to enrollment in the professional program, all prerequisite courses should be completed. The prerequisite courses are presented in a suggested sequence format so that students who follow this proposed curriculum will complete all prerequisite courses and university required goal courses in a two year period. Students attending other accredited institutions should utilize the ISU Bulletin or contact the ISU Dental Hygiene Department if questions arise when selecting the following courses or their equivalent. Students need an academic advisor to prepare for the dental hygiene program. Contact the department to receive an advisor assignment.
For further descriptions or information on the Dental Hygiene Curriculum listed below see ISU Undergraduate Catalog.
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene: Required Dental Hygiene Courses
| Junior Year - Fall Semester |
| DENT 3305 Personal and Career Development
DENT 3307 Managing Health Care for Medically Compromised Patients DENT 3308 Oral Histology and Embryology DENT 3311 Tooth Morphology DENT 3312 Head and Neck Anatomy DENT 3313 Clinical Dental Hygiene, Lecture DENT 3313C Clinical Dental Hygiene, Clinic DENT 3315 Preventive Dentistry DENT 3316 Dental Materials DENT 3317 Oral Radiology I |
| Junior Year - Spring Semester |
| DENT 3309 Oral Pathology
DENT 3314 Clinical Dental Hygiene II, Lecture DENT 3314C Clinical Dental Hygiene II, Clinic DENT 3318 Oral Radiology II DENT 3318L Oral Radiology Lab DENT 3319 Pre-Clinical Expanded Functions DENT 3320 Local Anesthesia DENT 3321 Introduction to Periodontology PSCI 3314 Basic and Applied Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene |
| Senior Year - Fall Semester |
| DENT 4401 Research Methodology
DENT 4402 Periodontology DENT 4403 Clinical Dental Hygiene III, Lecture DENT 4403C Clinical Dental Hygiene III, Clinic DENT 4408 Ethics and Jurisprudence DENT 4411 Expanded Functions I DENT 4411C Expanded Functions I, Clinic DENT 4413 Community Health and Special Needs Populations I |
| Senior Year - Spring Semester |
| DENT 4404 Clinical Dental Hygiene IV, Lecture
DENT 4404C Clinical Dental Hygiene IV, Clinic DENT 4409 Communications and Behavior Management in Dental Hygiene DENT 4412 Dental Specialties DENT 4412C Expanded Functions II, Clinic DENT 4414 Community Health and Special Needs Populations II DENT 4415 Clinical Seminar DENT 4420 Special Emphasis |