Overview
Key facts
The overall goal of the Dental Hygiene program from University of Washington is to train dental hygienists to be educators and teachers. Students receive comprehensive training in many of the basic and applied (clinical) sciences, participate in clinical care of special needs patients, and in a research project. The program is non-thesis, but students will be required to complete a capstone research project.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Human Physiology
- Oral Microbiology
- Oral Histology & Embryology
- Oral Pathology Intro
- Oral Biology Seminar
- Immunologic Aspects of Oral Disease
- Biostatistics in Dentistry
- Clinical Epidemiology & Study Design
- Teaching Methods in Medical Education
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
quarter credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health Dentistry Health Sciences View 1580 other Masters in Public Health in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Hold the minimum equivalent of a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.1 or its equivalent from a foreign institution2 or a Bologna bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits.
- All students confirming enrollment must provide an official (sealed) transcript and degree statement (with date of award & title of degree awarded) for verification to Graduate Enrollment Management Services (GEMS).
- Have earned at least a 3.0 grade-point-average (on a 4 point scale) from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.1 or its equivalent from a foreign institution
Tuition Fee
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International
31530 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31530 USD per year during 24 months. -
National
31530 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31530 USD per year during 24 months. -
In-State
18057 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18057 USD per year during 24 months.
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