• The Dental Hygiene program will prepare the student to assume a position as a dental hygienist capable of providing preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene services utilizing the Dental Hygiene Process.
  • In all roles and practice settings, the dental hygienist works with the client and community using a problem-solving framework, basing all decisions, judgments, and interventions on current dental hygiene research and theory.
  • The program will prepare the graduate for the legal and ethical responsibilities of a dental hygienist and with a basic understanding of business practices related to self-employment.