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Dental Hygiene
Put theory to practice in our modern on-campus dental hygiene clinic where you’ll help with 2,500+ patient visits per year.
Dental Hygiene
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
Dental Hygiene, Completion, Online
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
Dental Hygiene
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
There are three options for pursuing a degree in dental hygiene.
Choose from three degree options. The associate degree path is designed to prepare students for careers in a private practice while the two bachelor level programs (on-campus and online) open the door to expanded opportunities across alternative career settings. Whether you work toward the associate’s or push on for the bachelor’s, you’ll be part of a community of tomorrow makers. Learning in small class sizes with the latest technology at your fingertips, you’ll be real-world ready to take on tomorrow.
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Dental Hygiene (B.S.)
This traditional pre-licensure program allows you to complete your entire bachelor's degree with Penn College. Major-related courses at the 300-level and above are taken online. Support courses in the final two years of the curriculum may also be taken via distance education.
Dental Hygiene, Completion (B.S.) Online
Designed for working professionals, this post-licensure bachelor's program gives you an opportunity to continue your education online while balancing other responsibilities.
Dental Hygiene (A.A.S.)
Earning an associate's degree in dental hygiene will prepare you for a career in the clinical environment.
Minors
Supplement your bachelor degree with up to two minors.
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News
07.19.2022
My Tomorrow previews a not-so-distant future
A second week of Penn College’s My Tomorrow day camp (July 12-15) led middle-school students down more time-tested roads to ...
04.14.2022
With aim of early detection, students screen for oral cancer
On April 7, Penn College’s second-year dental hygiene students – led by Bridget E. Motel, instructor of dental hygiene, and ...
09.30.2021
Aspen Dental establishes scholarship for dental hygiene students
Aspen Dental Management Inc. is partnering with Pennsylvania College of Technology to establish a new scholarship that provides ...