Dental Hygiene - Essex County College

Dental Hygiene from Essex County College is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Why major in Dental Hygiene? This associate degree program, offered jointly by Essex County College and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, prepares an individual for a career as a registered dental hygienist . Dental hygienists perform services that detect, prevent, and treat diseases of the mouth, under the supervision of a dentist. The program is accredited by the American Dental Association/Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA). Graduates are qualified to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the North East Regional Board examinations to secure a license to practice. Dental hygienists can obtain employment in private dental offices, community and school health education programs, hospital dental clinics, and private industrial employee clinics. Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to: Perform the following duties: - Prophylaxis (clean teeth) - Administer fluoride - Provide patient education and nutritional counseling - Expose, process, and mount radiographs - Examine head, neck and oral areas for disease - Fabricate mouth guards - Polish amalgam restorations - Work as a member of the dental health care team. - Administer local anesthesia Exhibit competency as clinicians through demonstrated performance on the North East Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the National Board Examination and feedback from employers surveys; Assume responsibility for health promotion and disease prevention for individuals and communities through participation in multiple dental health education projects; Perform multiple, advanced level dental auxiliary functions as defined in the New Jersey State Dental Practice act program goals: Obtain the RDH license; Demonstrate professional development through membership in the Student American Dental Hygienists' Association and participation in related activities; Display professionalism in the delivery of comprehensive dental health care; Prepare individuals for employment as dental hygienists; Determine student satisfaction with educations programming; Assess patient satisfaction with treatment service provided by students through data collection from the patient satisfaction survey. View more details on Essex County College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.