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Apply to the Dental Hygiene Program at Pierce College
If you are interested in applying to the Dental Hygiene program at Pierce College, you must complete an admissions test and a separate application process in addition to your Pierce College application. Our program uses the uses the Dental Hygiene Centralized Application System (DHCAS) and the Admissions Test for Dental Hygiene (ATDH). Learn more about the Dental Hygiene application process.
Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Degree and Licensure
Not yet a dental hygienist? Our entry-level dental hygiene program is for you!
Our program seeks to graduate compassionate, skilled and intellectually strong dental hygienists. Our team strives for a learning environment that promotes mutual respect, cooperation and collaboration in the development of professional relationships.
Our students learn the practice of dental hygiene in our Dental Hygiene Clinic and classrooms under the close supervision of the BASDH faculty. BASDH students and their patients benefit from the most current and best dental hygiene instruction and technologies, including electronic health records with digital radiography and computer-assisted anesthesia.
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About the Program
We offer free informational sessions throughout the year. Check the Information Sessions page for announcements of upcoming information sessions.
Program Goals
- To graduate students with knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to enter the dental hygiene profession.
- To provide exceptional patient care to serve the needs of the community.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Pierce College Dental Hygiene program will:
- Demonstrate the ethics, values, skills, and knowledge essential to the dental hygiene profession. [Oral Health Education]
- Apply principles of health promotion and disease prevention. [Health Promotion, Preventative Counseling]
- Implement the Dental Hygiene Process of Care in the delivery of individualized, equity–conscious, patient care. [Patient Management, Clinical Dental Hygiene]
- Exhibit altruism, accountability, professional responsibility, integrity, equity, and respect for members of the diverse communities served. [Community Dental/Oral Health]
Apply to the Program
See the Is Dental Hygiene for Me? page to learn more about how to get started with the Dental Hygiene program.
To schedule a Pierce College campus tour or attend a Getting Started at Pierce College session, see the Campus Visits page.