Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland offers an associate dental hygiene degree program that is accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation. Classes in the program cover topics such as oral anatomy, dental hygiene techniques, introduction to dental health, human anatomy/physiology, and oral pathology. Students also study periodontics, pharmacology, nutrition, radiology, private practice preparation, and dental materials. Founded in 1961, Allegany College of Maryland also has campuses in Pennsylvania. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road, SE.
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-784-5005
ac.cc.md.us/dental
Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore offers an associate degree program in dental hygiene that is accredited through the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation. Students in the program take classes such as microbiology, English writing, introduction to biochemistry, histology/embryology, and introductory psychology. Other classes include ethics, dental public health, and clinical dental hygiene. Students also practice in a dental hygiene clinic. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Board Examination and the Northeast Regional Board Examination for the title of registered dental hygienist. Students then can work in private dental offices, hospital clinics, public health facilities, military installations, and public schools. Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, according to CampusExplorer.com.
Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-462-8300
bccc.edu
The University of Maryland offers both a bachelor's and master's degree program in dental hygiene that are accredited by the ADA. In the entry-level, four-year bachelor's degree program, students learn about head/neck anatomy, sociology, basic statistics, public speaking, and organic chemistry. They later study advanced clinical practice, prevention and control, health care management, and issues in healthcare delivery. Students who already have an associate degree or certificate in the field can choose to enter the school's completion bachelor's degree program. The higher master's degree program typically lasts 18 to 24 months and allows students to complete original thesis research in a particular area of interest. Graduates of these programs can work in clinical practice, education, administration, research, and public health. The University of Maryland Dental School descended from the world's first dental college, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, which was chartered in 1840.
University of Maryland
650 W. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-7472
www.dental.umaryland.edu