BS DENTAL HYGIENE

BSDH

COURSE FACT

STUDY LEVEL STUDY NOTE PROGRAM DURATION CREDITS HOURS

Undergraduate

Full-Time

8 Semesters (4 years)

134

Eligibility Criteria

Intermediate with minimum 45 % marks or equivalent

OBJECTIVES

  • Collaborate as members of an inter-professional team to provide oral health care services and health promotion activities to a diverse population.
  • Apply the dental hygiene process of care to deliver quality, patient-centered care.
  • Evaluate the outcomes of dental hygiene interventions, both preventive and therapeutic, and adjust care plans accordingly
  • Exhibit leadership by initiating and assuming responsibility for health promotion and disease prevention activities addressing the diverse needs of both urban and rural population.
  • Utilize scholarly skills and scientific methods to critique and apply new and existing dental hygiene theories and research findings in practice settings.

ROLE AND SCOPE

Upon completing this program, graduates will be qualified to work in the following areas:

  • Government health facilities, hospitals, and clinics
  • Teaching hospitals
  • Private and public clinics
  • Research labs
  • Public Health projects
  • Corporate work with dental product companies

Semester I

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
ISL-105 Understanding of Quran-I 1(0-1) Compulsory --
ISL-101 Islamic Studies 2(2-0) General --
ETH-100 Ethics (Non-Muslim) -- -- --
ENG-107 Functional English 3(3-0) General --
DH-101 Dental Terminology and Professional Knowledge 2(2-0) Major --
ANA-101 Anatomy 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary --
PHSL-101 Physiology 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary --
GEN-105 Creative Arts 2(2-0) General --
  Total Credit Hours  16 - -

Semester II

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
ISL-106 Understanding of Quran - II 1(0-1) Compulsory ISL-105
GEN-104 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan 2(2-0) General --
ENG-108 Expository Writing 3(3-0) General --
CS-102 Applications of Information & Communication Technologies 3(2-1) General --
BIOC-101 Biochemistry 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary --
ANA-205 Anatomy of Head and Neck 3(2-1) Major ANA-101
DH-102 Fundamentals of Dental Lab Sciences 2(2-0) Major --
  Total Credit Hours 17 - -

Semester III

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
GEN-202 Environmental Studies 3(2-1) General --
PSY-201 Psychology 2(2-0) General --
DH-201 Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology 3(2-1) Major --
DH-202 Dental Pharmacology 3(2-1) Major --
DH-203 Microbiology Infection 2(2-0) Major --
GEN-201 Quantitative Reasoning-I 3(3-0) General --
  Total Credit Hours  16 - -

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
GEN-206 Entrepreneurship 2(2-0) General --
GEN-303 Quantitative Reasoning-II 3(3-0) General --
GEN-203 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2-0) General --
PATH-201 Pathology 3(3-0) Interdisciplinary --
DH-204 Dental Materials I 3(2-1) Major --
DT-316 Community Dentistry 3(3-0) Major --
  Total Credit Hours  16 - -

Semester V

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
DT-413 Oral Medicine 3(2-1) Major --
DH-301 Elective Dental Technology 3(2-1) Major --
DH-302 Local Anesthesia and Pain Management 3(2-1) Major --
DH-303 Clinical Skills Foundation 3(1-2) Major --
DT-202 Oral Pathology 3(2-1) Major --
DH-304 Bioethics 2(2-0) Major --
  Total Credit Hours  17 - -

Semester VI

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
DH-305 Preventive Dentistry 3(3-0) Major --
DT-317 Orthodontics 3(2-1) Major --
DT-315 Prosthodontics 3(1-2) Major --
DT-311 Dental Instrumentation 3(2-1) Major --
DH-306 Medical Emergency and its Management 3(1-2) Major --
DH-307 Clinical Skills 3(1-2) Major --
  Total Credit Hours 18 - -

Summer

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
GEN-401 Internship in Summer 3(0-3) Compulsory --
  Total Credit Hours  3 - -

Semester VII

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
DH-401 Special Need and Geriatric Patient Management 2(2-0) Major --
DH-402 Biohazard Management 2(2-0) Major --
DH-417 Operative Dentistry 3(2-1) Major --
DH-403 Dental Hygiene Periodontology-I 3(1-2) Major --
DT-420 Oral Radiology 3(1-2) Major --
DH-405 Dental Technology Lab 3(0-3) Major --
  Total Credit Hours  16 - -

Semester VIII

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Category Pre-requisite
GEN-402 Research Project 3(0-3) General --
DH-406 Dental Hygiene Periodontology-II 3(1-2) Major --
DH-407 Evidence Based Dental Hygiene Care 3(2-1) Major --
DH-408 Nutrition and Health 3(3-0) Major --
DH-409 Dental Aesthetics 3(1-2) Major --
  Total Credit Hours  15 - -
  Grand Total Credit Hours 134 - -

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