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.
| A major in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Texas A&M Health Science Center
College Station, TX | 30
(100.0%) | | - | |
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| | College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV | 9
(100.0%) |  |  | |
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| | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA | 51
(23.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA | 41
(16.8%) | | - | |
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| | Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA | 52
(16.6%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX | 35
(14.8%) | | - | |
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| | University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT | 34
(12.6%) |  | | |
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| | University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS | 21
(10.4%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX | 33
(10.1%) | | | |
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| | 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.