Program goals of this graduate level dental hygiene program are to prepare professional dental hygienists to:

  • Assume leadership roles in academics, rural and community health settings, research, professional associations or commercial industry;
  • Develop advanced clinical abilities that improve oral health and access to dental hygiene care;
  • Acquire research abilities that contribute to the scientific dental hygiene body of knowledge;
  • Assume responsibility for professional development through life-long learning capability; and
  • Provide a foundation for future doctoral education.?