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Upon admission, each student will receive a personalized review of completed coursework to create an individualized progression plan for program completion including general education requirements.

Prerequisites
31 credits
Fall
15 credits
PHYL 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology (DB) (3)
PHYL 141L Human Anatomy & Physiology (DB) (1)
PSY 100 Survey of Psychology (DS) (3)
MICRO 130 General Microbiology (DB) (3) *
MICRO 140L General Microbiology Lab (DY) (2) *
ENG 100 Composition I (FW) (3)
* Courses only offered during the fall semester
Spring
16 credits
PHYL 142 Human Anatomy & Physiology (DB) (3) **
PHYL 142L Human Anatomy & Physiology (DB) (1) **
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (DS) (3)
COMG 151 or 251 Personal and Public Speech (DA) (3)
FSHN 185 Science of Human Nutrition (DB) (3)
CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (DP) (3)
** Courses only offered during the spring semester
General Education and Other Requirements
22 credits
General Education
16 credits
DL Course: ENG 270, 271, 272, or 273 (3) ***
FS Course (3) **
FG Course: 2 Course from different groups (A/B/C) (6) ***
H-Focus Course: (3) ***
General Elective: (1) ***
*** See UH General Catalog for qualifying courses. These specific courses may be taken out of suggested sequence.
Other Requirements
6 credits
PHRM 203 (3) – Must be taken prior to entering Year 2
Statistics Course: MATH 115, PSY 225, SOCS 225, or NREM 310 (3) – Must be taken prior to entering Year 3
Year 2
23 credits
Fall
10 credits
DH 231 Oral Anatomy and Tooth Morphology (2)
DH 231L Oral Anatomy and Tooth Morphology Laboratory (2)
DH 238 Basic Dental Hygiene I (WI) (2)
DH 238L Basic Dental Hygiene I Laboratory (2)
DH 250 General Histology (2)
Spring
13 credits
DH 240 Basic Dental Hygiene II (2)
DH 240L Basic Dental Hygiene Laboratory/Clinic (3)
DH 251 Oral Histology and Embryology (1)
DH 281 Dental Radiography (2)
DH 281L Dental Radiography Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 366 General Pathology (2)
DH 389 Pain Control and Local Anesthesia in Dentistry (2)
Year 3
26 credits
Fall
13 credits
DH 361 Health Education and Promotion (2)
DH 367 Oral Pathology (1)
DH 369 Dental Materials (1)
DH 369L Dental Materials Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 375 Clinical Dental Hygiene I (2)
DH 375L Clinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic (4)
DH 390 Periodontology 1 (WI) (2)
Spring
13 credits
DH 370 Expanded Functions in Dental Hygiene (2)
DH 370L Expanded Functions Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 380 Clinical Dental Hygiene II (2) (WI)
DH 380L Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (WI) (3)
DH 391 Periodontology II (WI) (2)
PUBA 301 Health Care Administration (West Oahu) (3)
Year 4
18 credits
Fall
12 credits
DH 473 Community Health (WI) (3)
DH 475 Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene I (2)
DH 475L Advanced Dental Hygiene I Clinic (4)
NURS 363 Introduction to Nursing Research (E) (3)
Spring
6 credits
DH 480 Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II (O) (2)
DH 480L Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (4)

Total Number of Credits: 120 credits

Effective Fall 2021

Updated: June 16, 2022

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