Dental Hygiene

Program requirements

Upon completion of an accredited dental hygiene program, students are qualified to sit for the national (NBDHE) and state licensing (CRDTS) exams. In this retion, there are four dental hygiene programs: Johnson County Community College, Colby Community College, and Wichita State University offer Associate Degrees. The University of Missouri-Kansas City and Wichita State University offer Bachelor’s Degrees.

• Select courses from the Humanities and Social Sciences
  

• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
• HN 132 - Basic Nutrition Credits: (3)
• FSHS 110 - Introduction to Human Development Credits: (3)
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 340 - Structure and Function of the Human Body Credits: (8)
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: (4)
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)

• and

• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

Note

Prerequisites for each program vary considerably so working with an advisor is strongly recommended.

For more information go to K-State Pre-Health Professions Program.