Academic Experience | ​Dental Hygiene (BS)

The 3-year semester plan consists of one year of dental hygiene prerequisites courses, two years of dental hygiene study, with all the core/concentration courses taken during two summer semesters.  Although both program plans require full-time studies across eight semesters, the 3-year plan allows students to graduate, take their board examinations, and enter the workforce earlier. View the 3 Year Sample Curriculum. 

The 4-year semester plan consists of two years of dental hygiene prerequisites and core/concentration courses, followed by two years of dental hygiene-specific courses. This is a traditional undergraduate college experience, particularly if students plan to participate in athletics. 

Both plans include four 3-credit concentration courses in a designated area of study, allowing students to pursue a field of personal interest. Concentration courses provide preparation for specialized careers in sales/marketing, healthcare, dental hygiene education, or research, to ensure the development of well-rounded clinicians. View the 4 Year Sample Curriculum. 

Registered dental hygienists with an associate's degree can come to Regis College and complete the fourth-year curriculum to obtain their bachelor's degree. This flexible curriculum allows students to continue working in the dental hygiene field while completing their degree.

Our dental program prepares students for the career of a dental hygienist by providing them with hands-on learning experiences at our state-of-the-art dental center. Our dental center provides students with the opportunity to serve the public under the supervision of dental hygiene educators and supervising staff dentists. This will ensure that students are well-equipped to enter the workforce with confidence and experience under their belts. 

The bachelor's degree program offers all the instruction you need to be qualified to take your board examinations and for dental hygiene licensure. You will get many hours of hands-on, face-to-face dental hygiene instruction from experienced dental hygienists. In our state-of-the-art dental clinic, you will learn to use industry-standard technology, including digital radiographs and laboratory facilities, while practicing your dental hygiene skills. You will begin on typodonts or simulated oral structures and progress to practicing on patients in our clinic. Students of the Regis dental hygiene program work in numerous diverse clinical settings.