Dental Hygiene Curriculum

General Education Courses

These required courses provide the strong science background and broad base in the humanities necessary for dental hygiene science and clinical practice. Students complete this portion of their coursework in the College of the Pacific.

First Term (Fall)

• General Biology
• General Chemistry
• Psychology (Intro.)
• Pacific Seminar I*

Second Term (Spring)

• General Biology (second semester)
• General Chemistry (second semester)
• Sociology (Intro.)
• Pacific Seminar II*

Third Term (Summer)

• Fundamental Human Concerns or Practice and Perspective in Visual and Performing Arts*
  Elective*
• Statistics and Probability
• Organic Chemistry

Fourth Term (Fall)

• Composition and Literature
• Public Speaking
• Microbiology
• Anatomy and Physiology

* Transfer students should consult www.pacific.edu/dentalhygiene for transfer equivalents to these courses at their current schools.

Dental Hygiene Courses

Equipping students with knowledge of oral health and disease, these classes are offered through the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in the dental hygiene facility on the main Stockton campus. This is the entry point in the curriculum for transfer students.

First Term (Spring)

• Head and Neck Anatomy
• Dental Anatomy
• Dental Radiology
• Histology/Embryology
• Dental Hygiene Practice
• Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene
• Oral Health Education
  

Second Term (Summer)

• Medical and Dental Emergencies I
• Dental Hygiene Clinic I
• Oral Pathology
• Periodontics I
• Pain Management
• Pharmacology

Third Term (Fall)

• Medical and Dental Emergencies II
• Dental Hygiene Clinic II
• Periodontics II
• Community Oral Health
• Patient Management/Special Needs
• Senior Project
• Community Health
• Research
• Teaching
• Special Needs Patient Care

Fourth Term (Spring)

• Dental Hygiene Clinic III
• Biochemistry & Nutrition
• Dental Materials
• Ethics & Jurisprudence
• Senior Project (cont.)