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The overwhelming majority of dental hygienists nationwide have a two-year degree. The two-year degree provides the training and knowledge needed to be an excellent practicing dental hygienist. The program prepares the graduate to take various licensing boards in order to practice dental hygiene. Our program grants a two-year AAS degree in dental hygiene. This is a four (4)-semester program that totals 81 credits. The 19 credits of college prerequisites are part of these 81 total credits. After being accepted into the program, you should expect to spend 35 to 40 hours on campus each week in lecture and clinical dental hygiene courses. The majority of dental hygiene graduates work for dentists in private practice. There are other opportunities open to a dental hygienist such as: teaching, research, government, insurance agencies, and private business such as dental sales reps and trainers.
