Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Program at U.S. Colleges
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is a program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Dental Hygiene/Hygienist vocational programs is $66,500. The average amount is computed based on the costs for one(1) year or one but less than two years (1-2) years vocational programs. The average length of the Dental Hygiene/Hygienist vocation program is 93 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 19.05 months.