Pre-Dental Hygiene Program

A career in dental hygiene requires either an associate degree or a bachelor of science degree in dental hygiene. Students may take the first two years of general education courses at Boise State University and then apply for admission to professional school. The program suggested here is based upon the prerequisites at Idaho State University. Students should consult an advisor and pattern their program at Boise State University on the requirements of the specific professional school to which they expect to apply.

The following web sites are excellent resources for pre-dental hygiene students:

• American Dental Association (ADA)
• ADA School Listing
• American Dental Hygienist Association (ADHA)
• American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
• Idaho State University Dental Hygiene Program

Advisors

Name and Email	Position and Department	Phone	Office
Glenda Hill ghill@boisestate.edu	Director, Pre-Professional Studies	426-3832	HSR 124
Erin Colburn erincolburn@boisestate.edu	Pre-Health/Pre-Professional Advisor	426-2454	HSR 122

Pre-Dental Hygiene Course Work

Course Number and Title	Credits
ENGL 101, 102 English Composition	6
Area I core (select with your advisor)	6
Area II core COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication PSYC 101 General Psychology SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology History, economics or anthropology (select with your advisor)	3 3 3 3
BIOL 100 Concepts of Biology BIOL 205 Microbiology BIOL 227, 228 Human Anatomy and Physiology	4 4 8
CHEM 101, 101L, 102, 102L Essentials of Chemistry and Labs	8
HLTHST 207 Nutrition	3
MATH 108 Intermediate Algebra OR MATH 147 Precalculus OR MATH 143-144 College Algebra and Analytical Trigonometry MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers	4-5 4
Total	60-61
NOTE: Idaho State University requires students to take DENT 201 Principles of Dental Hygiene (2 credits) via a distance learning course from ISU during their sophomore year. HLTHST 100 Introduction to Health Professions (1 credit) is highly recommended.