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Curriculum

Professional Courses

Attendance

Because of the sequenced, experiential learning process used in all dental hygiene courses, class attendance is essential and mandatory. Some evening and weekend events are required each semester. Students are required to complete the following courses in sequence as full-time students:

First Semester (Fall)
 
Credits

DAST A112  Dental and Medical Emergencies
2
DHYG H214  Oral Anatomy and Histology   
3
DHYG H217  Preventive Dentistry
2
DHYG H218  Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene
5
DHYG H303  Radiology
2
Total
14
Second Semester (Spring)
Credits
DAST A300   Introduction to Periodontics
1
DHYG H211  Head and Neck Anatomy
2
DHYG H215  Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2
DHYG H219  Clinical Practice I
4
DHYG H221  Clinical Hygiene Procedures
2
DHYG H305  Radiology Clinic I
1
DHYG H308  Dental Materials
3
Total
15
 
Summer Credits
BIOL 220   Microbiology (this is a prerequisite for the class entering Fall 2010 and after)
4
 
Third Semester (Fall) Credits
DHYG H301   Clinical Practice II
5
DHYG H304   Oral Pathology
2
DHYG H306   Radiology Clinic II
1
DHYG H321   Periodontics
2
DHYG H347   Dental Public Health
3
Total
13
 
Fourth Semester (Spring) Credits
DHYG H216  Chemistry and Nutrition
2
DHYG H302  Clinical Practice III
5
DHYG H307  Radiology Clinic III
1
DHYG H309  Community Dental Hygiene
2
DHYG H320  Practice Management, Ethics, Jurisprudence
2
DHYG H344  Senior Hygiene Seminar
2
Total
14
Program Total
60

You may retake any course. Unless the course is described in the Bulletin in which you were accepted or its supplement as repeatable for credit, credit will be given only once for a repeated course, and only the most recent grade earned will be incorporated into graduation GPA calculations.

The grading percentages in the Dental Education department are more difficult than other university departments due to the skills & responsibilities required for employment in the healthcare field. Grading Scale: 
100 – 94 = A
93 – 88 = B
87 – 80 = C
79 – 75 = D
74 and below = F 

 

IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.