Dental Hygiene - Community College of Denver

Dental Hygiene from Community College of Denver is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The program prepares the student to practice as a professional dental hygienist following successful completion of two semesters of pre-professional prerequisites and 58 Credit Hours of professional study. Successful completion of the prerequisite courses and the full Dental Hygiene curriculum results in an AAS degree . After receiving the AAS degree, students are eligible to take the exams necessary to become a licensed, registered dental hygienist. Dental hygienists are licensed preventive oral health professionals who provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services in dentistry. Dental hygienists perform procedures such as oral prophylaxis, application of preventive agents, and exposure of dental radiographs, patient education and nutritional counseling. Career opportunities for hygienists are available in a variety of settings, including private dental practices, community dental health clinics, public schools, clinical and basic science research laboratories,state and federal health facilities and management positions. Licensure by national and state examination is required.Application materials must be submitted no later than January 1 to be considered for admission into the class beginning fall of the next academic year. Eligible applicants are selected according to overall GPA, GPA for prerequisite science courses, Health Occupations Aptitude test scores, interview presentations and letters of recommendations. Because of the competitive admissions process, all prerequisite courses must be taken for a letter grade. View more details on Community College of Denver . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.