CDHL Track Course Sequence
Didactic courses offered by the University of Maryland School of Dentistry will be completed onsite in Baltimore in scheduled classrooms with synchronous course delivery. Pre-clinic, clinical, and simulation activities are completed live and in-person at the dental educational facility at the Universities at Shady Grove located in Montgomery County and in some rotations each semester to the School of Dentistry located in Baltimore City. U of MD School of Dentistry dental hygiene and dental faculty work with dental hygiene students in classroom, laboratory, clinic and community settings. Graduate courses utilize blended learning experiences. The dual degree BS/MS track is fulltime and consists of 7 semesters: 3 summer, 2 fall and 2 spring semesters culminating in the University of Maryland School of Dentistry awarding both the BS degree in Spring II Year II and MS in dental hygiene at the end of summer III year III. Students should expect to be in Shady Grove 2-3 days and 2-3 days in Baltimore in year 1 and 3-4 days in Shady Grove and 1-2 days in Baltimore year 2.
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Semester and Course Number/Title |
Credits |
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Summer I, Year I |
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DHYG 611: Research and Professional Writing |
3 Credits |
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MHS 600: Introduction to Library Resources and Scholarly Writing |
1 Credit |
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MHS 602: Legal and Ethical Issues for Health, Human Services, and Clinical Professionals |
2 Credits |
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Graduate Summer I Year I Credits |
6 Credits |
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Summer I, Year I Total Credits |
6 Credits |
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Fall I ,Year I |
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DHYG 612: Communicative Health Literacy and Advocacy* |
2 Credits |
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Graduate Fall I Year I Credits |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 311: Prevention and Control of Oral Diseases I |
6 Credits |
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DHYG 312A: Head and Neck Anatomy |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 312H: Oral Histology and Embryology |
1.5 Credits |
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DHYG 312M: Microbiology |
1.5 Credits |
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DHYG 314: Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist I |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 316: Oral Radiology I |
2 Credits |
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B.S. Professional Fall I Year I Credits |
17 Credits |
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Fall I, Year I Total Credits |
19 Credits |
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Spring I, Year I |
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DHYG 613: Scientific Method and Writing* |
3 Credits |
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Graduate Spring I, Year I Credits |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 321: Prevention and Control of Oral Diseases II |
5 Credits |
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DHYG 323: Patients with Special Needs |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 324: Methods and Materials in Dentistry |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 325: General Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 326: Oral Radiology II |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 327: Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist II |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 328A: General and Oral Pathology |
3 Credits |
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B.S. Professional Spring I Year I Credits |
19 Credits |
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Spring I, Year I Total Credits |
22 Credits |
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Summer II, Year II |
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DHYG 621: Research Seminar |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 622: Practicum and Capstone I |
1 Credit |
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MHS 652: Communication and Leadership |
3 Credits |
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Graduate Summer II Year II Credits |
7 Credits |
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DHYG 419: Dental Anesthesia and Sedation |
2 Credits |
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B.S. Professional Summer II Year II Credits |
2 Credits |
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Summer II, Year II Total Credits |
9 Credits |
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Fall II, Year II |
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MHS 615: Biostatistics for the Health Professional |
3 Credits |
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Fall II Year II Graduate Credits |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 411: Advanced Clinical Practice I |
5 Credits |
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DHYG 412: Innovative Dental Hygiene Practice |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 413: Community Service-Learning I |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 417: Community Oral Health |
3 Credits |
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B.S. Professional Fall II Year II Credits |
12 Credits |
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Fall II, Year II Total Credits |
15 Credits |
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Spring II, Year II |
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DHYG 624: Foundations of Education* |
3 Credits |
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Graduate Spring II Year II Credits |
3 Credits |
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DHYG 421: Advanced Clinical Practice II |
5 Credits |
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DHYG 423: Community Service-Learning II |
1 Credit |
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DHYG 425: Dynamics of Health Care |
2 Credits |
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DHYG 427: Health Care Management |
2 Credits |
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B.S. Professional Spring II Year II Credits |
10 Credits |
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Spring II, Year II Total Credits |
13 Credits |
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BS degree awarded at end of Spring II Year II |
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Summer III, Year III |
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DHYG 625: Practicum and Capstone II |
6 Credits |
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Summer III Year III Graduate Credits |
6 Credits |
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MS awarded at end of Summer III, Year III |
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SUMMARY |
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Prerequisites to enter BS Program |
57 Credits |
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UMB Professional BS Degree Credits Earned |
68 Credits |
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Total UMB Credits Earned for BS Degre (Prerequisites + BS Professional) |
125 Credits |
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UMB Graduate MS Degree Credits Earned |
30 Credits |
*Shared course with BS Degree