Jersey City, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
16 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 3,150 / per quarter *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* full-time tuition 12-18 quarter credits per term | part-time tuition up to 11 and above 18 quarter credits per credit: $262
Key Summary
Introduction
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in the Dental Hygiene Completion Program online provides associate degree registered dental hygienists (RDH) with advanced educational opportunities to successfully fulfill new and broader roles within the profession of Dental Hygiene. The program teaches the student the essential theoretical knowledge and skills to compete beyond the entry-level positions in the field. Graduates of the program can extend the dental hygiene profession’s reach to provide quality preventive oral health care in an expanded public health arena while developing and instituting diverse treatment plans for a multicultural population. Career paths in public health management, allied health education, pharmaceutical research, sales, and business affiliations are possibilities for the bachelor's degree-trained dental hygienist.
The program has a total of 180 quarter credits with 90 credits transferred in from the associate in dental hygiene degree. The remaining 90 credits consist of 60 credits of upper-division Dental Hygiene courses and 30 credits of upper-division General Education courses. The program runs in quarters with ten-week courses.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
International students are not able to use financial aid options and will have to use cash payments. You can learn more about cash payment options by contacting the Financial Aid Office.
Curriculum
General Education Coursework
- Art and Popular Culture
- Research Design and Writing
- Global Health
- Bioethics
- Cultural Diversity
Program Major Courses
- Educational Methodology for Dental Hygiene
- Cultural Competency and Dental Hygiene Care for Target Populations
- Grant Writing
- Statistical and Methodological Aspects of Oral Health Research
- Educational Concepts in Dental Hygiene
- Leadership Roles for the Dental Hygiene Professional
- Dental Hygiene Care for Culturally Diverse and Special Needs Populations
- Epidemiology of Oral Diseases
- Management of Oral Healthcare Delivery
- Dental Practice Management with Oral Health Promotion
Program Outcome
Upon completion of the program, the student should be able to:
- Use theories and principles of leadership to define the emerging dental hygiene practitioner as a leader who is a mentor, collaborator, and proponent of transformational leadership.
- Apply methodological aspects of research involving planning, conducting, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and outcomes to support evidence-based practices on emerging treatment modalities in dental hygiene.
- Recognize the importance of cultural competence as it relates to effective communication, recognition of differences that may impact oral health, and the development of skills necessary to provide high-quality dental hygiene care to all patients.
- Utilize various educational concepts, methodology, teaching techniques, technology, and active learning strategies in the planning, development, and presentation of a lesson plan intended for diverse learners.
- Develop strategies for the delivery of culturally competent care to pediatric, geriatric, medically compromised, special needs patients and population groups challenged by access to oral health care.
- Explain basic epidemiological principles and methods of public health focusing on oral disease prevention, education, health promotion, the impact of social and cultural health views on oral public health, and the role of the dental hygienist.
- Identify current and emerging issues in the profession of dental hygiene affecting professional practice, oral health promotion, practice management, patient care management, and oral disease prevention.
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
Length of Program: 16 Months (70 Weeks) Note: The intersession weeks between quarters are not included.