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Credit Hours |
| FIRST YEAR |
|
| Fall Semester |
|
| DENH 3004 Oral Anatomy |
2.0 |
| DENH 3006 Preclinical Dental Hygiene |
2.0 |
| DENH 3018 Dental Radiography |
3.0 |
| DENH 3033 Structures of the Head and Neck |
2.0 |
| DENH 3019 Oral Health Promotion/Disease Prevention |
4.0 |
| DENH 3023 Introduction to Clinical Theory |
3.0 |
| Semester Total |
16.0 |
|
|
| Spring Semester |
|
| DENH 3020 Clinic I Seminar |
2.0 |
| DENH 3021 Clinic I |
3.0 |
| DENH 3034 Periodontics |
3.0 |
| DENH 3035 Pharmacotherapeutics |
4.0 |
| DENH 3040 Histology/Embryology |
2.0 |
| Semester total |
16.0 |
|
|
| Summer Semester |
|
| DENH 3011 Current Issues in Dental Hygiene |
3.0 |
| DENH 3022 Dental Materials |
3.0 |
| Semester Total |
6.0 |
|
|
| SECOND YEAR |
|
| Fall Semester |
|
| DENH 4012 Oral Pathology |
3.0 |
| DENH 4020 Clinic Seminar II |
2.0 |
| DENH 4021 Community Oral Health |
3.0 |
| DENH 4022 Clinic II |
3.0 |
| DENH 4025 Advanced Periodontics |
3.0 |
| Semester total |
14.0 |
|
|
| Spring Semester |
|
| DENH 4015 Clinic III |
3.0 |
| DENH 4016 Clinic III Seminar |
2.0 |
| DENH 4017 Community Oral Health Practicum |
2.0 |
| DENH 4018 Introduction to Research |
3.0 |
| DENH 4019 Practice Management |
2.0 |
| DENH 4026 Healthcare Ethics |
1.0 |
| Semester Total |
13.0 |
|
|
| Program Total for Entry-Level Bachelor of Science |
63.0 |
|
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| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM
A total of 123 credit hours are required to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene, including Texas core curriculum courses, program prerequisites, entry-level dental hygiene courses, and advanced dental hygiene major courses that are offered at UTHSCSA.
All bachelor’s degree completion students who are graduates of the entry-level certificate dental hygiene program at the UTHSCSA must complete at least three of the courses listed below, for a total of 9.0 semester credit hours. Registered Dental Hygienists who are not graduates of the UTHSCSA entry-level program are required to take a minimum of 30 semester credit hours on the UTHSCSA campus to earn the bachelor’s degree. |
|
Credit Hours |
| DENH 3007 Preclinical Teaching Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 3011 Current Issues in Dental Hygiene |
3.0 |
| DENH 3015 Public Health Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 3017 Clinical Teaching Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 4007 Clinical Administration Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 4018 Introduction to Research |
3.0 |
| DENH 4023* Special Topics |
1.0-3.0 |
| DENH 4024 Concepts and Practice in Teaching |
3.0 |
| DENH 4091* Independent Study |
|
|
* May be repeated for one to three credit hours, depending on student’s course of study |
|
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|
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREE PROGRAM
Graduate students are required to complete six core courses, as well as conduct and defend her/his thesis research. Each student may select from a list of Dental Hygiene, Dental School, or Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Selective courses to complete her or his curriculum plan. Graduation requires the successful completion of a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, including the thesis. Students may enroll as full- or part-time students and have a maximum of six years to complete the graduate study. An extension of the six-year maximum may be granted under unusual circumstances, if recommended by the Committee on Graduate Studies for Dental Hygiene and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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|
Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Core Courses |
Credit Hours |
| DENH 5022 Research Apprenticeship |
3.0 |
| DENH 5024 Professional Communication |
3.0 |
| DENH 5026 Research Principles and Applications |
3.0 |
DENH 5091 Special Topics in Dental Hygiene
(UTEC Teaching Course) |
3.0 |
| DENH 5924 Biostatistics |
3.0 |
| DENH 6098 Thesis |
6.0 |
| INTD 6002 Ethics in Research |
0.5 |
| Total for Core Courses |
21.5 |
| |
|
Master of Dental Hygiene Electives |
|
| DENH 5003 Current Issues in Dental Hygiene |
3.0 |
| DENH 5007 Clinical Administration Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 5010 Teaching Internship |
3.0 |
| DENH 5015 Public Health |
4.0 |
| DENH 5017 Clinical Teaching Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 5036 Health Promotion |
3.0 |
| DENH 5091 Special Topics |
1.0–3.0 |
| DENH 5903 Organizational Leadership |
3.0 |
| DENH 5926 Preclinical Teaching Practicum |
4.0 |
| DENH 6091 Independent Study |
1.0–3.0 |
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