Dental Hygiene

Put theory to practice in our modern on-campus dental hygiene clinic where you’ll help with 2,500+ patient visits per year.

Dental Hygiene, Completion, Online

Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)

Dental Hygiene

Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)

There are two options for pursuing a degree in dental hygiene.

Choose from two degree options. The associate degree path is designed to prepare students for careers in a private practice while the online bachelor-level program opens the door to expanded opportunities across alternative career settings. Whether you work toward the associate’s or push on for the bachelor’s, you’ll be part of a community of tomorrow makers. Learning in small class sizes with the latest technology at your fingertips, you’ll be real-world ready to take on tomorrow.

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Dental Hygiene, Completion (B.S.) Online

Designed for working professionals, this post-licensure bachelor's program gives you an opportunity to continue your education online while balancing other responsibilities.

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Dental Hygiene (A.A.S.)

Earning an associate's degree in dental hygiene will prepare you for a career in the clinical environment.

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Minors & Immersions

Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.

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Undergraduate Open House

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Students hold a Penn College banner near a historic building in Budapest

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Penn College classes add global travel to students’ education

Supporting Pennsylvania College of Technology’s mission to equip future leaders with real-world experience, faculty members led students in exploring new parts of that world through six 2024 Global Experience classes. In Europe, students explored the origin and future of objects of their study, and in Latin America, they used their budding skills to serve others. Around 135 students participated in the classes.

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two dental hygiene students working on a patient

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Free oral care for kids, teens available at Penn College on Nov. 9

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide free dental care to children and teens age 7-18. From 9 a.m. to noon in the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, volunteer dentists and dental hygienists and Penn College students will provide free oral screenings, sealants and education during an activity dubbed “Sealant Saturday.” Appointments are required and can be made by calling 570-320-8007.

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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Dental hygiene alumni: Global care-givers reunite

Alumni who, as students, provided oral health care in third-world countries reunited on campus last week to reminisce and to celebrate how the experience continues to shape their outlooks. Since 2008, Rhonda J. Seebold, part-time instructor of dental hygiene, has taught classes that concluded with travel to Nicaragua (2008-2015), and Dominican Republic (2016-2024). With a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the 15th class traveled to the Dominican this summer.

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