Dental Hygenist Schools in Texas

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) offers both bachelor's degree and a master's degree programs in dental hygiene. UTHSCSA's bachelor's degree in dental hygiene requires two full academic years in upper-level classes in dental hygiene clinical skills, laboratory and theory. Students are required to satisfactorily complete specific core general education classes before they are admitted into the program. To graduate, students must take 123 total semester hours.

  UTHSCSA's master's degree program is offered online, though it does require occasional travel to the school's main campus. It is a 36 credit hour program that students can undertake on a full-time or part-time basis. According to the school's website, full-time students can expect to complete the program within two years.

  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  7703 Floyd Curl Drive
  San Antonio, TX 78229
  210-567-8820
  uthscsa.edu

Texas Woman's University

• The Texas Woman's University (TWU) dental hygiene program was established in 1971. TWU offers both a clinical entry-level program and an online program designed for current hygienists to earn a bachelor's degree (RDH to BSDH program).

  Students in the entry-level program must complete 120 credit hours. It is a four-year program, and students must complete general core classes in addition to dental hygiene courses. Program classes include dental and oral pathology, care for special needs patients, dental materials, research and radiology.

  The RDH to BSDH program includes courses including immunology, microbiology, genetics, pathophysiology, law and ethics, small business management and communications.

  Texas Woman's University
  P.O. Box 425796
  Denton, TX 76204-5796
  940-898-2870
  twu.edu

Del Mar College-West Campus

• Del Mar College-West Campus offers an Associate in Applied Science in dental hygiene. The program began in 1969. According to the school's website, students participate in classroom lectures and also learn about handling dental instruments, X-rays and begin working with patients during their first year.

  Del Mar College's clinic houses 24 dental units in four bays. Each as computer monitors and the college also has digital radiography equipment.

  Del Mar College-West Campus
  HS-2.130 (Health Science -2)
  101 Baldwin Blvd.
  Corpus Christi, TX 78404
  361-698-1200
  delmar.edu