Courses

Successful applicants are admitted to the 3rd year of the Dental Hygiene Degree program via Category 2 of the Degree Completion Option and must complete the following courses through full or part-time study:

60 credits total

Suggested Course Sequencing

Third Year Dental Hygiene Courses

DHYG 4021 Dental Hygiene Practice Iicon_computer 6 credits
DHYG 400A Policy Analysis and Changeicon_computer 6 credits
DHYG 433 Assessment and Treatment Planning for Advanced Periodontal Diseasesicon_computer 3 credits
DHYG 461 Critical Appraisal & Professional Writing in Quantitative Researchicon_computer 3 credits
DHYG 401 Oral Epidemiologyicon_computer 6 credits

Fourth Year Dental Hygiene Courses

DHYG 405 Oral Microbiology and Immunologyicon_computer 3 credits
DHYG 435 Oral Medicine & Pathologyicon_computer 3 credits
DHYG 462 Critical Appraisal & Professional Writing in Qualitative Research icon_computer 3 credits
DHYG 412 Oral Health Care Trends and Topicsicon_computer 6 credits

Non-Dental Hygiene Courses

ENGL 301 Technical Writingicon_computer 3 credits
PHIL 333/433 Biomedical Ethicsicon_computer 3 credits
Electives2 15 credits

Courses with a “icon_computer” denote courses that are offered jointly in an online, distance education format by the Faculty of Dentistry and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT).

Notes:

1 DHYG 402 Dental Hygiene Practice I is an entry course required in the first academic year for CAT 2.

2Elective courses must be UBC courses (transfer credit is not permitted) and may be taken in areas of interest such as: health promotion, residential care, geriatrics, community health, adult education, health care ethics, inter-professional education, behavioural sciences, economics, etc. It is possible to choose suitable online elective courses or classroom-based courses.

Download a list of examples of suitable elective courses (PDF)