Dental Hygienists change lives one smile at a time! Choose a career path in which
the future is literally in your hands.
In the process of earning your Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Dental Hygiene
Degree, you will gain practical skills, knowledge and confidence to make a lasting
and positive impact on the lives of your patients.
Students must complete an application each year to be considered for entry into this
program.
The next opportunity to apply for the Dental Hygiene program will be November 1, 2024,
to February 28, 2025.
National Background Search & Drug Screen Requirement
As part of the admission requirements for Health Science programs, accepted applicants
must successfully pass a criminal background check and drug screen prior to working
with patients in clinical areas. The background check and drug screen are paid by
the student and administered through a third party company, CastleBranch. In addition to the background check required by 网赌正规真人实体在线平台, each clinical facility reserves
the right to conduct its own criminal background check prior to allowing a student
to enter its health care facilities for clinical participation.
Certain criminal convictions, pending charges or negative actions may automatically
disqualify a person from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults, juveniles
and children. Clinical facilities reserve the right to accept or decline a student’s
placement in its facility.
Program learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills, and abilities that students will
achieve before they graduate. The outcomes below were developed by the faculty in
the Dental Hygiene Program with input from accrediting bodies, advisory committees,
employers, etc. This collaboration ensures that the outcomes are relevant for careers
that this degree leads to.
Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Dental Hygiene will
be able to:
The dental hygienist plays an integral role in assisting individuals and groups in achieving and maintaining optimal oral health. They also provide educational, clinical and consultative services. Other professional roles of the dental hygienist include:
