In-demand Dental Hygiene Program
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Classes on your schedule
Day and evening classes are available in on-campus and hybrid formats.
Clinical training and hands-on experience
Learn hands-on through dental simulators, community enrichment, and clinical experience.
Career-focused education
Complete your education and begin working in the field in only 24 months full-time.
Start your future today with a dental hygiene degree
With dental hygienists in demand, you will find great opportunities for career growth and job security. Dental hygienists have the opportunity to work in clinical, corporate, educational, public health, and research settings offering preventative services and promoting good oral health daily.
Our program prepares students to become dental professionals ready to assist the public and the community by providing clinical and therapeutic services as well as oral dental education.
"Dental hygienists don’t only clean teeth. We are oral healthcare providers. We can be advocates, researchers, and administrators. We have so many different facets of our job."
Lisa Babella
Graduate
Financing your dental hygiene education
At Goodwin, there are many kinds of financial aid available to students, including grants and scholarships that don’t have to be paid back, student loans that will have to be repaid, and work-study opportunities that provide a regular paycheck.
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Program curriculum
Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to apply for the National Board exams. After successfully passing the National Board exams, students will obtain a Connecticut Dental Hygienist Licensure.
Coursework includes:
| DHP 105 | Radiology |
| DHP 102 | Periodontology |
| DHP 106 | Pharmacology and Pain Management |
Hands-on training
Goodwin’s state-of-the-art dental facility will allow you to perfect your craft, learning hands-on with dental simulators and through clinical experience.
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Classes Start September 9.