Overview
Objectives of the graduate program in Dental Hygiene Education from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill are to provide the student with advanced knowledge in dental hygiene education to assume positions in teaching, administration, research, and management.
Key Features
The curriculum is interdisciplinary in that courses are taken in the Adams School of Dentistry, Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Nursing, and School of Education. Upon the successful completion of this program, the student should have:
- Acquired advanced knowledge and skills in one of the following tracks: interprofessional education, public health, dental management/administration, biological sciences, oral pathology, or clinical education
- Developed the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary in the conduct of dental hygiene programs
- Acquired the ability to teach courses in more than one dental hygiene field, and
- Defined their own problems from the present body of knowledge in dental and dental hygiene education, solved those problems, and presented their work in a scholarly fashion
Programme Structure
- Course requirements vary and are based on the individual background of the student and on the track selected by the student.
- Available tracks include interprofessionsal education, public health, clinical education,dental management/administration, biological sciences, and oral pathology.
- Thirty-six credit hours are required for the master of science degree. The length of the program is approximately two years.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health Dentistry View 129 other Masters in Dentistry in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Application fee (non-refundable $95.00)
- Transcripts (complete, not selected courses): One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application.
- Current letters of recommendation
- Standardized test scores
- Statement of purpose
- Resume/CV
- Community Standards Questions
- Supplemental program information
Tuition Fee
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International
21844 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10922 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
21844 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10922 USD per semester during 24 months. -
In-State
9568 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4784 USD per semester during 24 months.
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