Dental Hygiene, AAS

Limited Admissions Program     

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Department: Dental Hygiene  

Program/Major Code: AASDNTHYGIEN/DHE1

CIP Code: 51.0602

Duration in weeks: 80

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Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the learner will be able to:

1. Apply evidence-based decision-making and current technologies to deliver comprehensive dental hygiene care.
2. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse populations and members of the interprofessional health care team.
3. Demonstrate the ability to design and implement oral health education and disease prevention programs for diverse communities.
4. Demonstrate ethical reasoning and professionalism in all aspects of dental hygiene practice and to support lifelong learning.
5. Utilize critical thinking and decision-making skills for all components of the dental hygiene process of care to meet the needs of diverse populations.

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Cohort Model Program

Please contact the Department for the start of the next cohort.

 

General Education Note: Ensure that one general education CTE course fulfills one of the awareness categories:

• Ethnic/Race/Gender/Class Awareness  
• Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness