Students must comply with all General Requirements for Annandale Campus Health Technology Programs.

Additional Admission Requirements:

1. Students must pass NAS 150, Human Biology, 4 credits, with a grade of C or better prior to being admitted to the program.

2. Students may be required to repeat courses or to complete evaluative testing for credits earned more than ten years ago.

Special Program Requirements: The Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Dentistry reserves the right to deny licensure to any candidate who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the use of drugs or alcohol to the extent that such use renders him/her unsafe to practice dental hygiene. Any applicant who has been found guilty of a misdemeanor or felony must consult with the Dental Hygiene program head prior to admission.

Special Accreditation Status: The curriculum has been accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and by the U.S. Department of Education.

				Credits
First Year				1st Sem.	2nd Sem.	3rd Sem.
	DNH	112	Oral Anat./Tooth Morphology	3
	DNH	113	General & Oral Histology	2
	DNH	141	Dental Hygiene I	5
	ENG	111	College Composition I	3
	DHN	147	Oral Microbiology	1
	DNH	114	Head/Neck Anatomy		2
	DNH	130	Oral Radiography for the Dental Hygienist		3
	DNH	142	Dental Hygiene II		5
	DNH	145	General & Oral Pathology		2
	DNH	146	Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist		2
	DNH	143	Dental Hygiene III			4
	DNH	150	Nutrition			2
		Total Credits/Semester		14	14	6

				Credits
Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	IST	113	Computers & Information Syst.	1
	DNH	215	Dental Materials	3
	DNH	216	Pharmacology	2
	DNH	220	Community Dental Health	2
	DNH	244	Dental Hygiene IV	5
	1 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness	1
	PSY	201	Intro. to Psychology I	3
	STD		Elective	1
	DNH	225	Community Dental Health Ed.		2
	DNH	230	Office Practice & Ethics		1
	DNH	245	Dental Hygiene V		5
	1 PED	/RPK			1
	2 ___		Social Science Elective		3
	SPD	110	Intro. to Speech Communication or
	SPD	126	Interpersonal Communication		3
		Total Credits/Semesters		18	15

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene = 67 (71 with 4 credit NAS prerequisite).

¹ The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.

² Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). SOC 201 is recommended.