The Dental Hygiene program seeks to prepare students as dental hygienists who can
competently and safely perform dental hygiene procedures, display the personal qualities
of integrity, responsibility and reliability, function as active members of the dental
care team and are committed to professional development through life-long learning.
- Goal #1: Prepare graduates to assume responsibility for ethical dental hygiene care in accordance
with professional codes of ethics and state law.
- Goal #2 : Prepare competent, caring hygienists to provide comprehensive dental hygiene services
to the local community.
- Goal #3 : Prepare graduates to make evidence based decisions by acquiring, analyzing and documenting
information utilizing current scientific research.
- Goal #4 : Develop dental hygienists who are able to assess the quality of patient services
they provide.
- Goal #5 : Promote oral health within the community
* The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements”.
The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department
of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653
or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.
Dental Accreditation Commission