Course Description

This course focuses on anatomical structures of the head and neck, including bones, muscles, glandular tissue, and vascular, nervous, and lymphatic systems. The infectious process and the spread of dental infection are discussed. This course provides the student with a detailed study of comparative tooth anatomy and the anatomical structures that support the teeth and their functions. The eruption, arrangement, function, developmental disturbances, occlusion and morphological characteristics of both the permanent and deciduous dentitions is presented. (3 lecture hours/week)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program and corequisites DHYG 101 and DHYG 132
Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.