Application

To apply for the Dental Hygiene Program, all pre-requisite requirements must be met and the following must be received by the March 31st application deadline for the fall semester (begins in August) OR October 31st for the spring semester (begins in Jan). Completed application form (application form)

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene will prepare dental hygiene professionals for enhanced roles and responsibilities within the emerging profession. The curriculum is designed with several areas of concentration to introduce students to the expanding role of dental hygienists in public health and within the educational system. The upper division courses offered through distance education are in leadership, education, public health administration, biostatistics, epidemiology, and research.

The Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program allows AS and AAS degree dental hygiene graduates and currently practicing licensed dental hygienists the opportunity to pursue an advanced degree on a part-time basis. The degree allows graduates the opportunity to build upon their current knowledge, enhance their current professional role and advance to broader careers through distance education to meet the public health and education needs nation wide.

Graduates will be qualified for an array of challenging career opportunities in public health, administration, teaching, research, management and related fields.

 The Role of a Hygienist

The Dental Hygienist is a licensed, professional member of the health care team who integrates the roles of educator, consumer advocate, practitioner, manager, change agent, and researcher to support total health through the promotion of oral health and wellness.  Most Dental Hygienists work in private dental offices, but many provide preventive and educational services in community health clinics and hospitals, military installations, and schools.