Bergen Community College has a two-year dental hygienist program leading to an associate degree in applied science. For admittance, students must have completed high school coursework in chemistry, biology and algebra. Introductory college classes in the same courses may fulfill the high school requirement. A 2.5 GPA is required for admission. Since 2003, the college has required all students to take Accuplacer, a college board basic skills assessment test. Prior to admission, Bergen students must undergo a criminal background check.
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652-1595
201-493-3627
bergen.edu/pages/1090.asp
Burlington County College has a two-year dental hygiene program leading toward an associate degree in dental hygiene. Since much of the dental hygiene coursework is web-based, students are required to have access to the Internet. Most of the coursework is focused heavily on the sciences. To prepare, all students must take anatomy, microbiology and physiology classes no more than 10 years prior to being admitted into the program. The dental hygiene program requires that students complete all non-science classes, such as English and psychology, prior to admission. Burlington dental hygiene students must agree to serve as student patients for fellow students.
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068-1599
609-894-9311
bcc.edu/dental
The dental hygiene program at Camden County College takes two-years to complete. Only a full-time, day program is available. Upon completion of the program, Camden students earn an associate degree in applied science. Admission requires a 2.0 GPA and prior coursework in biology and chemistry. Camden does not grant credit for any science courses that were completed five or more years prior to admission into its dental hygiene program. The Camden program also requires that students take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and attain minimum scores of 450 in each writing, critical reading and math section.
Camden County College
Department of Dental Programs
College Drive, P.O. Box 200
Blackwood, NJ 08012-0000
856-227-7200
camdencc.edu/departments/dentalhygiene/index.HTM
Only 30 students are accepted each year into the Middlesex County College dental hygienist program. Prior to admission, students must take algebra, chemistry and biology classes in high school or college and have earned a minimum 2.0 GPA. A Middlesex student begins working with patients during his second semester, primarily in the college's dental clinic. Upon completion of the program, students earn an applied science associate degree in dental hygiene.
Middlesex County College
Dental Auxiliaries Education
2600 Woodbridge Ave.
P. O. Box 3050
Edison, NJ 08818-3050
732-906-2536
middlesexcc.edu/departments/dental/control.cfm/ID/3090
The UMDNJ dental hygiene program admits 40 students each year to its two-year program. UMDNJ partners with five New Jersey colleges, Brookdale Community College, Essex County College, Raritan Valley Community College, Thomas Edison State College and Union County College. Prior to UMDNJ admission, students must attend one of the partner colleges and complete six classes, English, psychology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry and microbiology. A minimum 2.75 GPA is required. Students may then transfer into the UMDNJ program. Upon graduation, students receive an associate in applied science degree awarded jointly by UMDNJ and the partner school.
UMDNJ
School of Health Related Professions
Allied Dental Education
1776 Raritan Road, Room 410A
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-0000
908-889-2419
shrp.umdnj.edu/programs/dh/index.html