Dental Hygiene - Post Office Campus (Bryan)

Program Information

• Home Page
• Career Information
• Dental Hygiene Brochure
• Application Procedures
• Admission Criteria
• Prerequisite Courses
• Board Exam/Employment Disqualifiers
• FAQ
• Cost of Program
• Dental Hygiene Courses for Degree
• Course Descriptions
• Information Request
• Job Information
• Technical/Workforce Division
• Blinn Home
• 2007-2008 Calendar

Department Faculty

Allied Health Division Chair

Thena Parrott, PhD, RN

Program Director

Lisa K. Wiese, R.D.H., M.S.

Program Secretary

Linda A. Gutierrez, A.A.S

979-209-7272

Faculty

Amy Bennett, R.D.H., B.S.D.H

Marque' Mathis, R.D.H., M.S.

Dana Wood, R.D.H., B.S.

Laurie Rowland, R.D.H., M.S.

Carla Wall, R.D.H.

W.Oren Swearingen, D.D.S..

Monica Brown, D.D.S.

Jennifer M. Parker

Prerequisite Courses

The following are prerequisite courses, or courses that must be completed before the start of the Dental Hygiene Program.

• BIOL 1406 - Introduction to Biology (Prerequisite to BIOL 2401/2402 and BIOL 2420/2421 if taken at Blinn College) *

  OR

• CHEM 1405 - Introductory Chemistry*

  OR

• CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I *

• BIOL 2401 - Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 2402 - Anatomy and Physiology II
• ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric

The following are corequisite courses, or courses that can be taken during the Dental Hygiene Program. (Although these courses can be taken after acceptance, it is always advisable to complete these courses before making application to the Dental Hygiene Program. )

• BIOL 2421 or BIOL 2420 - Microbiology
• PSYC 2301 - General Psychology
• SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (Click here for a list of possible courses)

* Contact the Dental Hygiene Program Office at 979-209-7272 or Ashley Ferguson at 979- 209-7554 for more clarification on these prerequisite courses.

Page last updated: June 30, 2006
Page maintained by: Ashley Ferguson