Dental Hygiene
Associate of Applied Science (Two year program)
The mission of the Dental Hygiene Program is to educate and prepare students to become competent, licensed dental hygienists who will conduct themselves in an ethical manner while providing quality dental hygiene care to the community. The dental hygiene graduate will have the foundation to pursue the roles of administrator/manager, change agent, clinician, consumer advocate, educator/health promoter, and researcher in their professional activities.
This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pass all dental hygiene licensure examinations
- Demonstrate entry-level proficiency for all dental hygiene competencies.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Provide comprehensive dental hygiene services based on the current standard of care.
- Incorporate a high level ethical and professional conduct consistent with the principles of the dental hygiene profession.
- Demonstrate a proficiency in critical thinking and communication skills in the provision of dental hygiene care.
Interested applicants to the Dental Hygiene program need to be familiar with the Bloodborne Pathogen Policy. **Read the policy here**
Board Exam Results
Dental hygiene students take 3 exams in order to obtain a license: the Comprehensive Simulated Clinical Exercise (CSCE), the SPTCE (manikin) clinical exam, and the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE).
For the past 10 years, students have had a 100% pass rate for the CSCE, and a 92% pass rate on the clinical exam.
LCCC's NBDHE pass rate for the past 34 years is 98%.
