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.
Clinical experience is provided at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Dental Clinic under the supervision of licensed dentists and licensed dental hygienists. Additional clinical experience occurs in a variety of off-campus settings located in the greater Seattle area.
This program has received accreditation status from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) which allows students, upon graduation, to take the National Board Examination and the clinical licensing examination in the state where she or he plans to practice.
Admission Requirements
Prospective 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
Prerequisites
Dental Hygiene program admissions prerequisites are available in the college catalog.
If you have not already taken classes at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, you must fill out the online admissions application to receive a Student ID number and an LWTech issued email address. You will not be able to fill out the application without completing this step.
Additional Application Information
Application Deadline & Submission
Deadline
December 21, 2020
Next Entry Date
2021 Summer Quarter
Application Fee
Admissions application fee: $50
Application Preview
To apply to this program, you must create a Self Service Center account. You may preview the BAS application by downloading a PDF of the first page.
Advising
Students interested in pursuing pre-requisites to the Dental Hygiene program are highly encouraged to schedule a one-on-one advising appointment with a Student Success Navigator. Please review the Additional Application Information (above) before attending a meeting and come prepared with any transcripts or placement scores for planning purposes. To make an appointment, call (425) 739-8300.
Visit the Academic Advising page for more information.
To be eligible for employment, graduates must also take and pass the National Board Examination and the Washington clinical licensing examination.
