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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