Dental Hygiene - Community College of Philadelphia

Dental Hygiene from Community College of Philadelphia is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Dental Hygiene program prepares graduates to be competent oral health clinicians and educators with the ability to develop effective oral health programs that can be utilized in private practice sites, schools and alternative practice settings in the community. The clinical training is conducted on campus in a 16-chair, free dental hygiene clinic. Students have the opportunity to treat diverse patient populations, many with advanced periodontal disease. The Dental Hygiene program is designed so that students, upon matriculation, can complete the program in 24 consecutive months. Graduating Dental Hygiene students are eligible to take the Northeast Regional Board Examination and the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. Program Entry Requirements: Admission is selective and requires that potential students fulfill all admission requirements of the College. The requirements for admission to the Dental Hygiene program are: 1. High school diploma or general education diploma (GED). 2. A minimum of one year of high school biology and chemistry or a four-credit biology college level course and college preparatory math, all with ?C? or better grades, within the past ten years. 3. Applicants must demonstrate readiness for ENGL 101 and MATH 118 as determined by the College's placement tests or by successfully completing identified developmental course work. 4. Applicants with previous college experience must have a minimum of a 2.50 grade point average. View more details on Community College of Philadelphia . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.