Dental Hygiene - Dentistry - Virginia Commonwealth University

Overview

The VCU School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene program requires two years of liberal arts study followed by two years of study focusing on basic and dental sciences, dental hygiene science and theory, community health, and preclinical and clinical experiences. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible for national, regional and state board licensing examinations.

The Dental Hygiene program at Virginia Commonwealth University, which began in 1969, is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The commission is a specialized 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 60611-2678. Visit the commission’s website: http://www.ada.org/en/coda.

The VCU Dental Hygiene program advantage

As the only dental hygiene program located within a dental school in the commonwealth of Virginia, our students have a unique opportunity to work in integrated clinical settings alongside DDS students as well as with faculty members from DH, dentistry and specialty areas. While studying at VCU, you will gain invaluable experiences as you learn the practice of DH while treating a highly diverse patient population. Academic excellence and clinical expertise are further supported by rotations through specialty areas (orthodontics, periodontics, oral surgery and pediatric dentistry) and community-based and private-practice clinics at service-learning sites throughout Virginia.