Courses

Applicants admitted to the 4th year of the Dental Hygiene Degree Program via Category 1 of the Degree Completion Option must complete the following courses through full or part-time study:

Suggested Course Sequencing

Fourth Year (30 credits)

DHYG 401 Oral EpidemiologyOnline 6 credits
DHYG 405 Oral Microbiology and ImmunologyOnline 3 credits
DHYG 435 Oral Medicine & PathologyOnline 3 credits
DHYG 462 Critical Appraisal & Professional Writing in Qualitative Research Online 3 credits
DHYG 480 Social Entrepreneurship in Oral Health Care Online 3 credits
DHYG 412 Oral Health Care Trends and TopicsOnline 6 credits
Electives1 Third or Fourth Year Courses only 6 credits

Courses with a “Online” 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:

1Elective 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)