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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.
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| 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
most degrees awarded
of Dental Hygiene/Hygienist among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA | 58
(3.1%) |  |  |
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| | St Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL | 56
(12.1%) |  |  |
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| | Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ | 47
(1.6%) | | |
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| | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK | 44
(9.2%) | | - |
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| | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN | 43
(0.6%) |  | |
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| | Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA | 40
(1.4%) | | |
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| | Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA | 39
(13.9%) | | - |
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| | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA | 36
(13.9%) | | - |
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| | Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Carbondale, IL | 36
(0.8%) | | |
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| | East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN | 36
(2.1%) | | |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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