AHS - Allied Health Sciences
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course covers medical terms, including roots, prefixes and suffixes, with emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation. This course is highly recommended for students entering health-related curriculums.
Offered Fall Semester
Prerequisites: Completion of Phase I courses and admittance to the Dental Hygiene program
This course provides a detailed study of the structures of the head and neck with special emphasis on structure as it pertains to the study of dental science. This course also includes specifics related to Infiltration Anesthesia (specific innervation of each tooth and effects of anesthesia on each region of the mouth).
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
This course provides information on various health careers to include job responsibility and personal and educational requirements, as well as an overview of the health care system with its unique nomenclature and delivery of care.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course is the study of a broad spectrum of drugs, their classification, physical and chemical properties, usage and contraindication in clinical settings.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course is a study of human anatomy as viewed in cross-sectional planes. This is used in medical imaging modalities, such as computed tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound.