Dental Hygiene

LWTech's Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene degree prepares students to enter the healthcare workforce as Dental Hygienists who are competent in the provision of safe, ethical and effective dental hygiene care. The program aims to provide students with high quality didactic and clinical education in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills of Dental Hygiene as well as the promotion of life-long learning.

Dental Hygiene Program Philosophy

The Lake Washington Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene program believes the function of the Dental Hygienist is to provide safe and effective Dental Hygiene care to help people retain and improve their oral health for greater quality of life. It is the philosophy of the Dental Hygiene program at LWTech to foster the acquisition of Dental Hygiene skills in a safe learning environment that supports communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, and to promote culturally sensitive, ethical, and compassionate care in the dental workplace.

Admission Requirements

Perspective students to the Dental Hygiene Program are selected on a competitive basis. This Selective Admission program has additional application and qualification requirements with application deadlines unique to the program. (Students needing to take prerequisites can take those under the Health Sciences program. Health Sciences isn't Selective Admission.)

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree

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To be eligible for employment, graduates must also take and pass the National Board Examination and the Washington clinical licensing examination.