Academic year: 2024-2025
Dental Hygienist- Associate Degree
Program Code: 105081
As a graduate of the Dental Hygienist program, you can choose to practice as a registered dental hygienist in any of the following settings: private practice, long-term care facility, public school system, or public health department – on a full-time or part-time basis. Dental hygienists perform dental cleanings, apply preventative agents, expose radiographs, perform local anesthesia and teach patients oral care. The Dental Hygienist program is accredited by the American Dental Association-Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Delivery
Day Full-time
Explore Locations
This program is offered at:
Green Bay
Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $ 11,270, Books: $ 1,345, Supplies: $ 2,750 Total Approximate Costs $ 15,365 See costs of tuition, books, and supplies.
This program is fully eligible for financial aid.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tutition and fees for this program. https:// www. nwtc. edu / admissions-and-aid / paying-for-college / tuition-and-fees? ProgramCode = 105081
Requirements for Program Entry
For instructions on how to get started, download the application checklist for this program.
Program Outcomes
Model dental hygiene professional code of ethics. Counsel clients / patients to reduce health risks. Provide community oral health services in a variety of settings. Manage infection and hazard control.
Assess data on all aspects of patient / client health using methods consistent with dental hygienist scope of practice and legal principles.
Formulate a comprehensive dental hygiene care plan in collaboration with the client and other health professionals. Provide preventive and therapeutic services that promote oral health according to the needs of the patient / client. Evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented client / patient dental hygiene care plan.
Accreditation
The Dental Hygienist program is accredited by the American Dental Association- Commission on Dental Accreditation 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2678( 312) 440-2500
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Dental Hygiene associate degree in the number of semesters shown.
Pre-First Semester Full Semester 10806177- Gen Anatomy & Physiology 4 10806197- Microbiology 4
Semester Total 8
Summer Before First Semester 10890101- College 101 1 10508101- Dental Health Safety 1 10806186- Intro to Biochemistry 4
Semester Total 6
First Semester 8 Week 1 10508102- Oral Anatomy, Embry, Histology 4
10801136- English Composition 1 3
8 Week 2 10508109- Cariology 1 10508103- Dental Radiography 2
Full Semester 10508105- Dental Hygiene Process 1 4
Semester Total 14
Second Semester 8 Week 1 10508108- Periodontology 3
10801196- Oral / Interpersonal Comm 3
8 Week 2 10508107- Dental Hygiene Ethics & Profes 1 10508111- General & Oral Pathology 3
Full Semester 10508106- Dental Hygiene Process 2 4
Semester Total 14
Summer Before Third Semester 10508114- Dental Pharmacology 2
10508110- Nutrition and Dental Health 2
Semester Total 4
Third Semester 8 Week 1
10508113- Dental Materials 2
8 Week 2 10508118- Dental Anxiety and Pain Mgmt 2
10809198- Intro to Psychology 3
Full Semester 10508112- Dental Hygiene Process 3 5
Semester Total 12
Fourth Semester 8 Week 1 10508115- Community Dental Health 2
8 Week 2 10809172- Intro to Diversity Studies 3 10809196- Intro to Sociology 3
Full Semester 10508117- Dental Hygiene Process 4 4
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