Utah College of Dental Hygiene
College in Orem UT
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Utah College of Dental Hygiene
1176 S. 1480 W.
Orem, UT 84058
(801) 426-8234
www.ucdh.com
Opened: Fall of 2005
Program Length: 89 Credit Hours
Average Completion: 20 months
Student/Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Maximum # Students: 60
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH) Degree Program
Three Year Degree Program
The UCDH accelerated baccalaureate degree in dental hygiene:
- Earn a Bachelor’s Degree 3 years
> 12 Months (33 credit hours) of General Education and pre-requisites
> 20 Months (89 credit hours) on-campus dental hygiene program
Required Pre-requisite Courses
All pre-requisite courses must be of sufficient depth, scope, sequence of instruction, quality, and emphasis to reflect the objectives of higher education and may be transferred only from an accredited institution at the post-secondary college-level.
Students must enter the program with the following completed college or university coursework:
Minimum
Credits Science Prerequisite Courses
4 Microbiology (with a lab)
3 Chemistry (with or without lab)
8 Anatomy and Physiology I & II with labs (8 credit hours total) or
Anatomy & Physiology with labs (4 credit hours each, totaling 8 credit hours)
General Education Prerequisites
3 Human Nutrition
3 English I
3 Oral Communication (Speech)
3 Sociology
3 Psychology
3 Statistics
Please note that UCDH does not offer Associate Degrees. It is only a Bachelor’s Degree program.
Accreditation
Quality and Consistency
The Utah College of Dental Hygiene is the largest dental hygiene college in the state of Utah as well as the only private dental hygiene program in the state.
- ACCREDITATION: The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) [and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements“].
- The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4635 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. In addition, the Utah College of Dental Hygiene (UCDH) is a Division of Careers Unlimited L.L.C. and is an Accredited Member College ACCSC (www.accsc.org).
- Over 95% of graduates have worked as registered dental hygienists (RDH)
- Graduates eligible become instructors and teach dental hygiene students
World-class Facility
State-of-the-art School
- 24,000 Square Feet
- 60 Dental Operatories
- 2 Large Classrooms
- 18 X-ray Bays
- Learning Resource Center
- 28 Station Computer Lab
- Fully-equipped Dental Materials Lab
- On-site full-time Librarian
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