Dental Hygiene Diploma

In the College of New Caledonia’s two-year Dental Hygiene Diploma program, students will graduate as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Dental Hygienists are regulated healthcare professionals whose education and practice focus on the prevention of oral disease and the promotion of overall health and well-being. Dental Hygienists can work independent of or alongside a Dentist and are an important part of the health care team.

What You’ll Learn

• Patient assessment and identification of patient health status and needs.
• Planning for patient care, delivering education and patient services.
• Dental and periodontal examinations.
• Exposing dental images.
• Oral hygiene education.
• Administration of local anesthetic.
• Scaling of teeth.
• Preventative fluoride applications.