项目概述

Do you already hold an associate degree in dental hygiene and want to sharpen your skills? Do you want to explore a broader range of careers in community health, 卫生行政, 研究, or education while increasing your earning potential? This program opens the door to a wealth of opportunities, providing the kind of collaborative learning across multiple health professions that you can only find in a comprehensive health sciences university. From our state-of-the-art dental simulation lab to our on-campus community clinic, 实习, 全球机遇, UNE gives you all the right tools to obtain the profession of your dreams.

证书持有人
I choose UNE because of its great clinical setting. I love working with the community and having the opportunity to have off-site experiences.
口腔卫生(4年制本科.S.)

为什么一个 for Dental Hygiene Completion Program

As a university that offers a full range of health professions disciplines, UNE gives you an advantage in today’s modern, 团队医疗保健产业. Internationally recognized for our commitment to interprofessional education, we prepare you for the type of collaborative care that patients appreciate and that employers expect.

  • On-campus dental hygiene clinic that serves the community
  • Interprofessional learning with students from other health professions
  • 实习 for added on-the-job experiences
  • Collaborative practice models with student dentists
  • Dental Simulation Lab in Innovation Hall
  • 全球旅行的机会

参观一下我们的设施

职业生涯

This program prepares you for a broad range of careers in dental hygiene, 公共卫生, 政府, 研究, or teaching or for graduate study in fields such as dental medicine and 公共卫生. You may work in clinical or administrative roles in corporate, 非营利组织, 教育, 或者公共卫生机构, 如:

  • 私人牙科诊所
  • 卫生服务队
  • 诊所和医院
  • 养老院
  • Private 业务es (Sales and Development)
  • 学校
  • 公共卫生机构

业务范围

Dental hygienists work in a host of different settings and under varying levels of supervision. Each state enacts its own laws determining the services dental hygienists can provide, 他们可以练习的环境, and the supervision under which they practice.

Permitted functions and supervision requirements vary widely by state. To verify any of these requirements contact your state’s dental board. The Oral 健康 Workforce 研究 Center also offer an interesting overview of the variation in dental hygiene scope of practice by state. View the ADHA’s permitted functions and supervision levels by state (PDF)

职业建议

Whether you have a specific career goal in mind or a vague idea of the field that interests you, 职业建议 是来帮你计划下一步的吗.

牙科卫生职业的数字

20%

预期比率 牙科保健师的就业增长 2016年至2026年

41,000

保健师的工作 预计将在美国开业.S. 2016年到2026年

学者

UNE 's Dental Hygiene B.S. Completion Program is accredited by the American Dental Association.

可选课程示例

The following are just some examples of the exciting courses that you will take:

  • 跨专业实践的伦理
  • 领导
  • 自行设计的课程
  • 专业选修课
  • 跨文化旅游机会

我们的设施

  • Twenty-chair on-campus clinic, serving 5,000 patients per year
  • 最先进的steri-center
  • Five-chair suite with five X-ray operatories in the on-campus Oral 健康 Center
  • On-campus Interprofessional Simulation and Innovation Center with high-fidelity patient simulators and patient actors

To learn more about the program, see the 课程 或浏览我们的 目录.

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从实践经验中学习

实践学习

  • 获得知识、技能和信心
  • Practice technique in the Dental Simulation Lab
  • Serve a diverse population at the on-campus Coleman Clinic
  • Provide a wide range of patient services
  • Complete 实习 in schools, nursing homes, community agencies, or private practices

Interprofessional教育

  • Prepare to excel in modern, team-based care in UNE’s Interprofessional教育 Collaborative
  • Work with students in a wide range of different health professions programs to provide quality, 以病人为中心的护理
  • Reap the personal and professional benefits of graduating from one of only a handful of private universities with a comprehensive health care mission

全球教育

看世界

A critical component of learning to provide health care is the development of cross-cultural sensitivity. We encourage your participation in medical mission trips organized by the (IMM)UNE Club and the unique Cross Cultural 健康 Care 加纳沉浸式体验, where you engage in direct health services, interprofessional协作, 社区教育, and academic and cross-cultural exchange in the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi.

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