The Valdosta Technical College offers an associate degree of dental hygiene program. The two-year degree includes classes in dental materials, pathology, periodontology, pharmacology, community dental health, radiology and dental biology. Students also take general core classes, such as public speaking, composition, American history and college algebra.
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED with a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and documented experience of at least 40 hours of dental hygiene shadowing or work experience in up to two dental practices. Two references, hepatitis B immunizations, a tuberculosis test, drug screening and criminal background check also are required.
Valdosta Technical College
4089 Val Tech Road
Valdosta, GA 31602-0929
229-333-2100
valdostatech.edu
Students at the University of New Haven have the opportunity to earn a three-year associate's degree or a four-year bachelor's degree in dental hygiene. Course work includes introduction to dental hygiene, radiology, oral facial structures, periodontology, local anesthesia, dental materials, advanced dental hygiene concepts and oral medicine. Students will perform an internship and senior project. The program may be completed part-time during the first year, but the rest must be attended full-time. Enrollees get hands-on real-world experience through the university's dental center, which offers 19 treatment stations and discounted services to members of the local community.
Applicants must have a high school diploma with biology and chemistry laboratory experience and two years of math. A telephone or in-person interview and letters of recommendation are recommended.
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
800-342-5864
newhaven.edu
If you've already completed your associate's degree in dental hygiene, take your education further with a bachelor of science in dental hygiene at the College of Southern Nevada. The two-year program includes dental public health administration, oral epidemiology and biostatistics, professional ethics, clinical teaching, public health and special populations, teaching concepts for the oral health professional and cross cultural communication in health care.
Applicants must have graduated from an American Dental Association-approved dental hygiene associate degree program and have an active dental hygiene license. Students may attend part or full time. All students must complete vaccinations for hepatitis, measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, tetanus and rabies, plus take a tuburculosis skin test and background/drug checks.
College of Southern Nevada
Ralph & Betty Engelstad School of Health Sciences
5 W. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89146
702-650-2276
csn.edu