Curriculum

(Effective for Class entering Fall 2012)


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(1) First Semester (Fall)

Course #	Course	Hours
410 DH	Clinic Theory 1	3
418 DH	Clinic Theory I Lab	2
411 DH	Head and Neck Anatomy	3
413 DH	Dental Embryology, Histology & Anatomy	4
424 DH	Oral Radiology	3
	TOTAL	15

(2) Second Semester (Winter/Spring)

Course #	Course	Hours
426 DH	Clinic Theory 2	2
421 DH	Clinic Practice 2	4
425 DH	Oral Disease Prevention and Patient Education	2
427 DH	General and Oral Pathology	2
448 DH	Dental Materials	3
437 DH	Periodontology	3
	TOTAL	16

(3) SUMMER

Course #	Course	Hours
423 DH	Transitional Clinic	2
536 DH	Anxiety and Pain Control	4
	TOTAL	6

(4) Third Semester (Fall)

Course #	Course	Hours
434 DH	Dental Pharmacology	2
431 DH	Clinic Theory 3	2
430 DH	Clinic Practice 3	4
438 DH	Community Dental Health Theory	2
532 DH	Special Patient Care	3
	TOTAL	13

(5) Fourth Semester (Winter/Spring)

Course #	Course	Hours
538 DH	Community Dental Health Practicum	3
541 DH	Clinic Practice 4	4
542 DH	Ethics, Jurisprudence, & Practice Management	3
525 DH	Clinic Theory 4	2
	TOTAL	12

Students must successfully complete 62 credit hrs of curriculum to meet graduation requirements for the Dental Hygiene program.

Department of Dental Hygiene

930 Madison Avenue
Suite 600
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-6230