Dental Hygiene

Overview

Designed for dental hygiene professionals seeking to advance into leadership positions in education and public health, this program offers abundant preparation for a range of career opportunities. You can earn your degree at the University of Bridgeport in as little as two years, as you become proficient in both the theoretical and practical aspect of the field. Your degree is finalized with a research-based capstone course, either through completing a thesis or producing a capstone project.

You will gain theory and practical experience from faculty experts from UB’s Fones School of Dental Hygiene, the world’s first dental hygiene school. You will develop proficiency through student teaching and the concentrated practicum, a hands-on experience supported by an ever-increasing set of field sites.

Learning Outcomes and Careers

• Utilize scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and research methodology in developing contemporary theory and best practice

• Cultivate the incorporation of existing and emerging health informatics and technology within one’s profession

• Contribute to and facilitate development of programs based on population need, diversity, and social and cultural sensitivity

• Promote inter-professional collaboration within an integrated delivery system of health care

• Forge the pathway toward expanding the professional landscape of dental hygiene

• Instill the desire to pursue doctoral level education