Location: Boston Start Term: Fall
As a dental hygienist, you have the power to influence patients’ oral and overall health – and make them smile with confidence. This program helps you fast track your career as a dental hygienist by combining a science-based academic curriculum with extensive clinical experience, so you’ll be well prepared to start treating patients on the first day of your new career.
During the accelerated time frame of 33 consecutive months, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside professional experts through clinical experiences in our prestigious on-campus clinic and community facilities. The year-round program gives you the benefit of an immersive education and prepares you for your career faster. When you graduate, you’ll hold a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene, increasingly the preferred degree in the field, and be eligible for national and regional dental hygiene licensure examinations.
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Students interested in becoming a dentist should consider our Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (Predental Track). This program combines the prerequisites for dental school with a dental hygiene bachelor’s degree.
Students with 12 or more college credits may transfer in to the first year of the dental hygiene program. Courses must have been completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better for transfer. Math and science courses taken more than ten years prior to the anticipated date of matriculation to MCPHS will not be accepted.
While there are no specific required courses for entry into the first year of our program, the admission committee will look for success in any math and science courses you have already taken. If you complete any of the courses listed below, you may receive transfer credit and your first year course load may be lighter. However, due to the lock-step nature of MCPHS programs, entering the first year of the program with transfer credits will not change the total length of your program. Courses, other than elective courses, may not be moved forward in your schedule.
Transferable Courses for Year I Entry:
BIO 110
Anatomy and Physiology I (w/ lab)
4
CHE 110
Basic Chemistry I (w/ lab)
FYS 101
Introduction to the Major
1
LIB 111
Expository Writing I
3
LIB120
Introduction to Psychology
TOTAL
15
BIO 210
Anatomy and Physiology II (w/ lab)
CHE 210
Basic Chemistry II (w/ lab)
LIB 112
Expository Writing II
MAT 143
Mathematics for Dental Hygienists
LIB 133
American Culture, Identity, and Public Life
17
LIB 220
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals
DHY 232
Nutrition
2
BIO 255
Microbiology (w/ lab)
MAT 261
Statistics
DHY 202
Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Histology
DHY 204
Head and Neck Anatomy
DHY 209
Dental Hygiene Process of Care I
DHY 209L
Dental Hygiene Pre-Clinical Laboratory
DHY 230
Dental Radiology (w/ lab)
DHY 231
Dental Materials (w/ lab)
16
DHY 211
Dental Hygiene Process of Care II
DHY 223
Clinical Dental Hygiene I
DHY 233
Periodontology
DHY 330
Pathology
Distribution elective
DHY 420O
Oral Health Research
DHY 343
Pain Management
9
PSB 320O
Introduction to Healthcare Delivery
DHY 310
Dental Hygiene Process of Care III
DHY 323
Clinical Dental Hygiene II
DHY 342
Pharmacology
DHY 350
Community Oral Health
Program elective
DHY 311
Dental Hygiene Process of Care IV
DHY 324
Clinical Dental Hygiene III
DHY 460
Capstone Leadership in Dental Hygiene
LIB 512
Healthcare Ethics
DHY 345
Practice and Career Management
Total credits to complete degree program: 120 s.h.
BEH 250
Health Psychology
BEH 260
Behavioral Health
BEH 350
Abnormal Psychology
BEH 355
Organizational Psychology
DHY 425O
Educational Theories & Methods
HSC 301O
Health Promotion
HSC 320O
Writing for Health Science professionals
HSC 325O
Healthcare Management
HSC 401O
Public Health & Policy
HSC 420O
Grant Writing for the Health Sciences
PSB 261
Management
PSB 412
Patients' Rights & Professionals' Liabilities
PSB 235
Introduction to Business
PSB 415
Accounting
PSB 423
Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Marketing
PSB 444
Organizational Development
Our students learn from faculty who are leaders in their fields and are committed to the success of each student. Discover our full list of Dental Hygiene faculty.
As part of the accelerated Dental Hygiene program, she loves that MCPHS feels like a small campus in the heart of a big city.
