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Advancements in research, technology, and the challenge of serving a diverse patient population demand dental hygiene students who are prepared intellectually, technically and ethically to meet the oral healthcare challenges of the 21st century. The Division of Dental Hygiene is committed to excellence in dental hygiene education, practice, management and research. Our purpose is to provide an educational environment that blends a solid dental hygiene clinical education with the biological, behavioral, and social sciences, and liberal arts. A commitment to community service and to intellectual development and critical thinking is emphasized.
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The baccalaureate degree provides advanced knowledge and practice in both general university courses and dental hygiene theory and research methodology. It prepares the dental hygienist to assume roles in many different health care environments such as general and specialty practices, public schools, community health clinics, insurance companies, dental hygiene educational programs, extended care facilities, and in the health products industry.
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The School of Dentistry will offer a new accelerated dental hygiene program beginning in the fall of 2006 that will allow students to earn their BSDH in three years, rather than completing the traditional four-year program. The year-round program allows maximum opportunities for those who are eager to start their dental hygiene careers or further their education in graduate school.
A B.S. in Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program is open to graduates of accredited associate degree programs in dental hygiene.
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