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Overview for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

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.

Careers for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Majors

A major in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Dental Hygiene/Hygienist among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 Texas A&M Health Science Center
College Station, TX
 30
(100.0%)
 - 
 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
 9
(100.0%)
Open Admissions$7,629 
 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
 51
(23.5%)
Less Selective$23,620 
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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
 41
(16.8%)
 - 
 Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
 52
(16.6%)
 - 
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
 35
(14.8%)
 - 
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
 34
(12.6%)
Moderately Selective$24,470 
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 University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
 21
(10.4%)
 - 
 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
 33
(10.1%)
 $11,550 
 University of Maryland-Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
 33
(9.4%)
 - 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.