Dental Hygiene

You may be interested in dental hygiene as a career if you think you would enjoy:

Helping people improve their health;
Providing direct patient care and working with people;
Being a part of the health care team;
Working with your hands;
Various career opportunities in areas such as clinical practice, public health, education or research; and
The ability to have flexible working hours.

The UMMC School of Dentistry's Dental Hygiene department offers two programs of study:

The entry-level, traditional baccalaureate program is a dental hygiene program for students who want to earn a dental hygiene license. Upon completion of the five semester, 22-month face-to-face program, students earn a bachelor of science degree and are prepared to apply for and obtain a dental hygiene license. Application deadline for the traditional program is February 1st. In-person interviews are conducted by invitation for qualified applicants on the first Friday of March.
The dental hygiene advanced standing online program (DHAS program) enables licensed dental hygienists the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree in dental hygiene. Application deadline for the DHAS program is June 15th.

UMMC serves as a health science campus providing traditional dental hygiene students with a variety of clinical opportunities. In addition to a varied exposure of clinical sites, students have access to a medical library, diverse patient populations and opportunities for interprofessional and intraprofessional education.

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