Understand CUNY Major Requirements: Major in Dental Hygiene at Hostos CC

Dental Hygiene AAS
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Major in Dental Hygiene AAS at Hostos CC

Credits required to complete this program: 41
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in this Major.

The courses listed within the black boxes are the requirements to complete the program you have selected.

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Hostos CC Courses
Major Requirements
Oral Anatomy & Physiology (lecture and Lab) (1 classes required)
DEN 110: Oral Anatomy and Physiology Co-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) Credits: 2 Hours: 1.5 Laboratory hours, 3.0 Lecture hours The student will demonstrate a knowledge of the gross and microscopic anatomy of the teeth, tissues, organs of the oral cavity, nomenclature, functions and forms of the teeth, as well as identify normal and malocclusions. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Head & Neck Anatomy (1 classes required)
DEN 111: Head and Neck Anatomy Co-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will identify, describe, and locate the bones of the skull, muscle of mastication, tongue, face, pharynx, and glands of the head and neck. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice I (1 classes required)
DEN 112: Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice I Co-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) Credits: 2 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours, 6.0 Laboratory hours The student will demonstrate procedures relative to the dental appointment. These procedures include those aspects of Phase I and Phase II periodontal treatments which are legally relevant to the clinical practice of dental hygiene. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice II (1 classes required)
DEN 120: Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice II Pre-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) ANDCo-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will demonstrate definitive instrumentation procedures used in the treatment of periodontal disease and maintenance of oral health. Emphasis is placed on treatment planning, principles of root planning, instrument care, and screening procedures. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Dental Radiology I: Basic Concepts (lec/lab) (1 classes required)
DEN 121: Dental Radiology I: Basic Concepts Pre-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) ANDCo-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) Credits: 1 Hours: 1.5 Laboratory hours, 1.5 Lecture hours The student will learn the theory of radiation production and safety. Learning methods include lectures, demonstrations, visuals, and labs. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Oral Microbiology (lec/lab) (1 classes required)
DEN 122: Oral Microbiology Pre-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) ANDCo-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Laboratory hours, 3.0 Lecture hours The student will classify and describe the main groups of microorganisms, and isolate and cultivate microorganisms in the laboratory. The concepts of general microbiology will be correlated with the oral ecology and factors associatedwith pathogenesis. Special emphasis will be placed upon correlation to periodontology, dental caries, and phase contrast microscopy. Sterilization, disinfection, asepsis, and chemotherapy will also be emphasized. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Oral Embryology & Histology (1 classes required)
DEN 123: Oral Embryology & Histology Pre-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) ANDCo-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will be able to understand the origins of human tissues and relate these to the clinical Dental Hygiene practicum, emphasizing the histological foundations of preventive dentistry. Orofacial embryology and histology will be a basis for future understanding of periodontology, general and oral pathology, and for making clinical evaluations of patients with common oral diseases. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Clinic I (1 classes required)
DEN 129: Clinic I Pre-Requisite: All First Semester Courses: (DEN 110, DEN 111, DEN 112) ANDCo-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) Credits: 3 Hours: 8.0 Clinical hours In a clinical setting, the student will demonstrate procedures relative to dental hygiene therapeutic treatment. Procedures include taking health histories and other screening procedures, performing the oral prophylaxis, applying preventive treatment, and patient educating. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Nutrition (1 classes required)
DEN 130: Nutrition Pre-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) ANDCo-Requisite: All Summer Courses: (DEN 130, DEN 131, DEN 132) Credits: 2 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will be able to relate the biological and chemical needs of patients to their nutritional intake. Nutritional disturbances observed in the clinic will be identified, analyzed, and discussed. Treatment of nutritional problems will have direct application to didactic material. This course was last offered in the Summer 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Dental Radiology 2:techn & Interpretation (1 classes required)
DEN 131: Dental Radiology II: Technique & Interpretation Pre-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) ANDCo-Requisite: All Summer Courses: (DEN 130, DEN 131, DEN 132) Credits: 2 Hours: 1.5 Lecture hours, 3.0 Laboratory hours The course will provide the student with knowledge necessary to utilize the techniques of bisecting and paralleling for the exposure of radiographs. The course will also provide students with the knowledge necessary to differentiate between normal anatomical structures and pathological conditions. Learning methods include lectures, demonstrations, slides, tapes, and laboratory experiences. This course was last offered in the Summer 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Dental Materials (1 classes required)
DEN 132: Dental Materials Pre-Requisite: All Second Semester Courses: (DEN 120, DEN 121, DEN 122, DEN 123, DEN 129) ANDCo-Requisite: All Summer Courses: (DEN 130, DEN 131, DEN 132) Credits: 2 Hours: 1.5 Laboratory hours, 2.0 Lecture hours The student will demonstrate an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials used in dentistry and their proper manipulations and applications. This course was last offered in the Summer 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
General & Oral Pathology (1 classes required)
DEN 210: General & Oral Pathology Pre-Requisite: All First and Second Semester and Summer Courses: (DEN 110, 111, 112 and DEN 120, 121, 122, 123, 129 and DEN 130, 131, 132) ANDCo-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will make clinical evaluations of conditions related to general and pathologic conditions, etiologies of disease, inflammation, infection, immunity, and degeneration processes. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Periodontology (1 classes required)
DEN 211: Periodontology Pre-Requisite: All First and Second Semester and Summer Courses: (DEN 110, 111, 112 and DEN 120, 121, 122, 123, 129 and DEN 130, 131, 132) ANDCo-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will expand his/her knowledge of prevention of gingival and periodontal disease by (1) identifying the etiology, and (2) applying methods available to treat gingival and periodontal diseases. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Dental Health Education (1 classes required)
DEN 212: Dental Health Education Pre-Requisite: All First and Second Semester and Summer Courses: (DEN 110, 111, 112 and DEN 120, 121, 122, 123, 129 and DEN 130, 131, 132) ANDCo-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will develop learning strategies and teach dental health education lessons to a variety of grade levels in a public school setting encompassing the areas of prevention, maintenance, consumer education, and nutritional counseling. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice (1 classes required)
DEN 213: Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice Pre-Requisite: All First and Second Semester and Summer Courses: (DEN 110, 111, 112 and DEN 120, 121, 122, 123, 129 and DEN 130, 131, 132) ANDCo-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Laboratory hours, 3.0 Lecture hours The student will be able to describe the theory, demonstrate laboratory procedures, and perform selected clinical procedures in the areas of preventive dentistry, periodontology, and general dentistry. It will provide the student with an in depth study of anesthesia and pain control; the mechanism of actions of anesthetic agents as well as other methods of pain control will be studied, demonstrated and practiced. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Clinic II (1 classes required)
DEN 219: Clinic II Pre-Requisite: All First and Second Semester and Summer Courses: (DEN 110, 111, 112 and DEN 120, 121, 122, 123, 129 and DEN 130, 131, 132) ANDCo-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) Credits: 4 Hours: 1.0 Recitation hour, 12.0 Clinical hours The student will administer comprehensive dental hygiene care to patients based on individual treatment plans and make referrals when indicated. The course consists of 13 hours of clinical practice. Procedures will include those legalized aspects of Phase I and Phase II periodontal treatment which are relevant to the practice of dental hygiene. This course was last offered in the Fall 2023 semester. (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Community Dental Health (1 classes required)
DEN 220: Community Dental Health Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will be able to provide dental health services to the community using program planning, health, education, and population survey techniques. Learning methods include seminar, field experience, and lectures. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Pharmacology (1 classes required)
DEN 221: Pharmacology Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The student will list the following characteristics of drugs used in the clinical practice of dental hygiene and dentistry: action and use, methods of administration, and toxicology. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Dental Specialties (1 classes required)
DEN 222: Dental Specialties Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 1 Hours: 3.0 Clinical hours This course will heighten the dental hygiene student's understanding and knowledge of the dental patients with varying medical conditions through case base learning, critical thinking exercises, scenarios, reflection and discussion. This course will serve as an onsite internship where students will be required to synthesize and apply the information to plan manage care for the pediatric, geriatric, adult, periodontal and the medical compromised patients. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Management (1 classes required)
DEN 223: Ethics/Jurisprudence/ Practice Management Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 2.0 Lecture hours The student will place dental hygiene practice within the perspective of ethics and law, develop leadership skills and acquire practice in management skills. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Senior Seminar (1 classes required)
DEN 224: Senior Seminar Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 1.5 Hours: 2.0 Lecture hours The student will develop professional acuity to current theories, methodologies, and dilemmas in dental hygiene practice through a seminar-discussion. The course will include a review of current literature, case presentations, and exposure to personnel associated with dental hygiene practice. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Clinic IIi (1 classes required)
DEN 229: Clinic III Pre-Requisite: All Third Semester Courses: (DEN 210, DEN 211, DEN 212, DEN 213, DEN 219) ANDCo-Requisite: All Fourth Semester Courses: (DEN 220, DEN 221, DEN 222, DEN 223, DEN 224, DEN 229) Credits: 4 Hours: 1.0 Recitation hour, 12.0 Clinical hours The student will administer comprehensive dental hygiene care to patients based on individual treatment plans and make referrals when indicated. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)

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Dental Hygiene AAS Hostos CC

Major in Dental Hygiene AAS at Hostos CC

Dental Hygiene AAS
Hostos CC