Allied Health Pre-Dental Hygiene, A.S.

Adviser: Randy Bishop

Dental hygienists provide preventative dental care and encourage patients to develop good oral hygiene skills. In addition to carrying out clinical responsibilities such as cleaning and scaling teeth, hygienists educate patients in ways to develop and maintain good oral health. Although most hygienists work with individual patients, some develop and promote community dental health programs. In addition to career opportunities within dental offices, dental hygienists apply their skills and knowledge in other career activities including office management, business administration, dental hygiene education, research and marketing of dental related equipment and materials.

The program below meets admission requirements for Loma Linda University, as well as Southern Adventist University’s requirements for an A.S. degree. This program can be modified to meet the requirements of other schools. For a complete description of Southern’s General Education requirements, refer to Academic Policies .

Major	47
General Education	15
Electives to = 64
TOTAL	64

Required Courses

ADAC/PEAC Physical Activity (P1-b) 1 hour
ALHT 111 - Introduction to the Health Professions 1 hour
BIOL 101 - Anatomy and Physiology (IN-7) 4 hours
BIOL 102 - Anatomy and Physiology 4 hours
BIOL 225 - Basic Microbiology 4 hours
CHEM 119 - Introductory Chemistry 4 hours
CHEM 120 - Survey of Health Chemistry 3 hours
CHEM 121 - Survey of Health Chemistry Laboratory 1 hour
COMM 135 - Communication and Public Speaking (IN-3) 3 hours
ENGL 102 - Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing II (IN-2) 3 hours
HLED 173 - Health for Life 2 hours *
MATH 215 - Statistics (IN-4) 3 hours
PSYC 122 - General Psychology 3 hours
SOCI 125 - Introduction to Sociology (IN-8) 3 hours
SOCI 150 - Cultural Anthropology 3 hours
or
SOCI 230 - Multicultural Relations 3 hours

**Select five (5) hours from the following (Limit of 2 hours from MUPF):

ARTH 218 - Art Appreciation (IN-10) 3 hours
ELIT 214 - Survey of American Literature (IN-10) 3 hours
ELIT 215 - Survey of English Literature (IN-10) 3 hours
ELIT 216 - Approaches to Literature (IN-10) 3 hours
HMNT 205 - Arts and Ideas (IN-10) 3 hours
MUCH 216 - Music in the Christian Church (IN-10) 3 hours
MUHL 115 - Music in Western Culture (IN-10) 3 hours
MUHL 120 - Music in the United States (IN-10) 3 hours
MUHL 218 - Musical Styles and Repertories (IN-10) 3 hours
MUPF 118 - I Cantori 1 hour
MUPF 119 - Bel Canto 1 hour
MUPF 128 - Wind Symphony 1 hour
MUPF 129 - Applied Music 1-2 hours
MUPF 138 - Symphony Orchestra 1 hour
MUPF 158 - Die Meistersinger Male Chorus 1 hour

Total 47 Hours

*May be substituted by NRNT 125 or HLNT 135
**Credits must be taken in two (2) different subject areas

NOTE: C is the lowest acceptable grade
Recommended: BIOL 255

Electives

Electives to make a total of 64 hours