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Dental Hygiene
Yakima Valley College

Dental Hygiene

Yakima Valley College ETPL
Dental hygienists are licensed, preventive oral health care professionals who provide educational, clinical, research, administrative, and therapeutic services that support total health by promoting optimal oral health. They are required to graduate from an accredited dental hygiene program that is at least two years in length. The dental hygiene curriculum includes general education, biomedical sciences, dental sciences, and dental hygiene sciences. Dental hygienists work in private dental hygiene offices; private dental offices; hospitals; managed care organizations; federal, state, and municipal health facilities; long-term care facilities; nursing homes; and schools. The Dental Hygiene Program is accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, and by the United States Department of Education.
Visit the program website BAS Dental Hygiene Dental Hygiene (509) 574-4917 ext. 003-000 BASDentalHygiene@yvcc.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$47,092.96

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Yakima, Online

Instructional methods

Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

2 Years

Length of training

Bachelor

Award type

184

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

BAS

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

Is this program approved to train veterans?

No

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

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Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.