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Dental Hygiene

Provider:
George Brown College
Course Code:
S134
Qualification Level:
Advanced Diploma
Course Area:
Health and Medicine
Duration:
2-Year
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Course Fees:
CAD 18,425 Per Year
Delivery Mode:
On Campus
Target:
International
Intake:
January, September
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Course Overview

The Dental Hygiene (S134) advanced diploma program prepares students to practise as primary oral health-care providers.

Over three years, students will learn to apply the dental hygiene process of care while developing professional relationship-building and communication skills such as:

  1. learning to work as part of an interprofessional health-care team
  2. a client-centred approach to care
  3. interpersonal communication skills

Course Structure

Course Structure:

Semester 1:

Core Courses: 8 (BIOL 1024, BIOL 1034, DENT 1060, DENT 1093, DENT 1166, DENT 1126, DENT 1124, COMM 1000 or COMM 2000)

Semester 2:

Core Courses: 9 (ANAT 1058, DENT 1061, DENT 1127, DENT 1066, DENT 1129, BIOL 1044, DENT 1166, COMM 2000, GNED)

Semester 3:

Core Courses: 7 (DENT 2061, DENT 2062, DENT 2063, PHAR 2005, HLTH 2060, DENT 2060, DENT 2064)

Semester 4:

Core Courses: 8 (DENT 2031, DENT 2071, DENT 2072, DENT 2073, DENT 2074, HLTH 2070, PHAR 2010, SHU 1035)

Semester 5:

Core Courses: 6 (DENT 3031, DENT 3032, DENT 3033, DENT 3034, DENT 3035, GNED)

Semester 6:

Core Courses: 7 (DENT 3042, DENT 3043, DENT 3044, DENT 3045, DENT 3030, DENT 3031)

Entry Requirement

Admission Requirements
Academic Entry Requirements
  1. Minimum overall of 50% in Secondary Education Examination (SEE) or class 10th and in Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) or class 12th
  2. English: 50% or Higher in (SEE) or class 10th and in (HSEB) or class 12th
  3. For students applying to Information Technology, Construction & Engineering programs (i.e.: Mechanical, Civil, Electro-Mechanical, IT/Computers, Architecture, Construction, Interior Design): minimum overall of 50% in MATH in 10th (SEE) AND 12th (HSEB)
  4. For all other programs: 12th (HSEB) passing scores in English and Math. If no 12th (HSEB) Math, 50 % in 10th (SEE) Math is required.
  5. For some limited programs, minimum grades in Grade 12th (HSEB) Science, Math and English may be required.
Language Requirement
IELTS Score (Minimum)  6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band.
TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band.
PTE Score (Minimum) 54, overall minimum 50 in each skill band.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination. (Note: Additional fees apply.) Successful completion is one of the requirements for registration by the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO) to practise in the province. For more information, visit the CDHO website cdho.org ("A Guide to the Process of Becoming Registered as a Dental Hygienist in Ontario").

Dental hygienists are members of a self-regulated health profession.

Dental hygiene practice settings include:

  1. clinical practice
  2. community health services
  3. hospitals
  4. teaching institutions
  5. collective living centres
  6. research
  7. the dental industry

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