Dental Office Certificate (CT.DHGDO 71355)

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The Dental Office certificate is designed for students seeking a career in the dental health care field. Graduates will have the skills and content needed to work in an entry-level administrative role in a dental office. Graduates of this program with an overall GPA of 3.0 may seek admission to the Dental Hygiene degree program.

To be eligible for admission into the DHG program, students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in both BIO 210 and BIO 211. Students who receive a grade of ‘C.’ ‘D,’ ‘F,’ ‘W,’ or ‘WF’ in either course on two attempts will not be eligible to apply to the DHG program.

Certificate Requirements

Required Core Subject Areas

AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 134 - Fundamental Microbiology Concepts Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
CHM 105 - General Organic & Biochemistry Credit Hours: 4 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
DAT 105 - Dental Charting and Documentation Credit Hours: 3 *
DAT 122 - Dental Office Management Credit Hours: 2 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 *
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 *
Electives Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Take one course:

PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
RDG 101 - College Reading Credit Hours: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Completion Plan

First Semester

AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester

AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 105 - Dental Charting and Documentation Credit Hours: 3 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 16 Credit Hours

Third Semester

BIO 134 - Fundamental Microbiology Concepts Credit Hours: 2 *
CHM 105 - General Organic & Biochemistry Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 122 - Dental Office Management Credit Hours: 2 *
RDG 101 - College Reading Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 11 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 40

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

Students must complete the certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible to enter the Associate in Applied Science, major in Dental Hygiene degree and must also meet other program admission requirements.

To be eligible for admission into the DHG program, students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in both BIO 210 and BIO 211. Students who receive a grade of ’C.’ ‘D,’ ‘F,’ ‘W,’ or ‘WF’ in either course on two attempts will not be eligible to apply to the DHG program.