Champions of health
September intake
Oral health matters! Dental hygiene blends the arts of health advocacy, technology, science, psychology and direct patient care. The þƵ program is fully accredited nationally and graduates historically have performed extremely well on the national board exam.
In demand
As a dental hygienist, you’ll be part of an oral health care team that provides professional treatment and advice to help people prevent or halt existing dental diseases andsupport total wellness. This full-time, two-year program prepares you to be a health promotion specialist on an oral health care team as well as a competent clinician and community health advocate (accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada).
Over the last two years, 100% of þƵ's þƵ program graduates were employedin a job related to their program.
Hands-on learning
In a small classroom environment and within the live clinic environment, you’ll acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide preventative, educational and therapeutic dental hygiene services. You’ll also learn to evaluate research, communicate professionally andpractice collaboratively with dentistsand other health care professionals.
Our faculty is made up of talented and dedicated professionals with advanced degrees in education or dental hygiene.
We’ll help you succeed
The Diploma in þƵ provides the educational foundation you’ll need to succeed in theincreasingly complex field of oral health. Dental hygienists work in a number of settings including general and specialty dental offices, dental hygiene clinics, residential care facilities, hospitals, community health agencies and educational institutions. Dental hygienists also work within the dental industry as educators and sales representatives.
The two-year þƵ program follows a foundational year ofuniversity transfer courses.
Community learning
You’ll have opportunities to provide education and care to local community groups. On a broader scale, you’ll also make connections with dental hygiene students from other countries who visit our þƵ program. There are also opportunities totravel within BC and abroadin order to study and provide care and education.
Transfer opportunities
Continuing your education is easy as the diploma program transfers directly into three degree programs which require one additional year of study to obtain a baccalaureate degree. First, þƵ College has been approved to offer the Bachelor of Science þƵ program and plans to begin offering this in September 2025; you will be fully eligible for this program as a graduate of the dental hygiene program at þƵ.
You can also complete aBaccalaureate Degree of Science in þƵinone yearat the University of British Columbia or the University of Alberta or obtain aBachelor of Health Sciencesat Thompson Rivers.
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