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A Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene
in less than three years.

Orange County is home to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene program, the first in the county and one of only four in the state.  The new dental hygiene program, offered at the Anaheim campus of West Coast University, is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and has been granted the accreditation status of "initial accreditation".

Our accelerated degree program prepares you to become a Dental Hygienist in under three years. As a dedicated full-time student, you will appreciate the

10-week course system that gets you to your Bachelor’s degree fast. And once you’re admitted to the program, there’s never a wait to get into a required class. As long as you successfully complete your courses, your seat is reserved from the day you start to the day you graduate. 

 DH Clinic  

You’ll be fully trained as a dental hygienist in our simulation lab. Our lab workstations are equipped with artificial patients that can be worked on just like real patients.

 

Class subjects include:

  • General and Oral Pathology
  • Care for the Medically Compromised
  • Pharmacology
  • Nutrition
  • Preventative Dentistry and Risk Assessment
  • X-ray Operation and Image Interpretation
  • Periodontal Disease Assessment and Therapy
  • Pain Management including Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide
  • Preventative and Therapeutic Patient Care
  • Research Methodology and Application
  • Community Dental Health Education
     

You’ll know your graduation date before your first class.

Our bachelor degree program is the smartest and most direct route to your Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree giving you unlimited career possibilities.

 

Faculty focused on your future.

Our experienced staff of professors include distinguished dental hygienists and dentists that are clinical experts and healthcare professionals from a wide range of specialties, and all with strong connections to many dental care practices. With an excellent student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll have unparalleled access to working-world professional expertise. Small classes are a key element to our success rates.

Campuses designed for you.

We’ve built and equipped an advanced facility at the beautiful Anaheim campus. Laboratories are innovative and designed for a hands-on, practical education equipped with the very latest dental-training equipment. Our knowledgeable staff will offer you the services and conveniences needed to enrich your learning experience with easy access to the educational resources you need.

We’ll be with you from beginning to end.

Our financial aid team will help you with tuition options,1 and our employment assistance group will help you look for the best job as you near the end of your program.2 This includes all the information and documentation to take the written and clinical exams required for licensure as a registered dental hygienist in California and other states.


To learn more about this program, click here to contact us or call us toll free at
(866) 508-2684.

 

To see the press release announcing the new Dental Hygiene Program, please click here.

 

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1 Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
2 WCU cannot guarantee employment.