• Graduate of an Accredited Dental Assisting Program
• DANB Certified Assistant within two years of application date
• General Education Courses as listed in the Dental Hygiene Admissions Criteria. 

In order to be considered as a candidate for the FHTC Dental Hygiene Program, students must meet basic admissions requirements and then pass a minimum point value of 65 in the program admissions process.  Once the points have been assigned, a program admissions committee will make the final determinations for acceptance.  Click here for the Dental Hygiene Admissions Criteria.

Graduates of the Dental Hygiene Program will have mastered the skills and knowledge necessary to gain employment in dental hygiene offices for entry-level chair side functions and management. Students in the Dental Hygiene program will participate in planned and supervised experiences directed toward performing dental assisting techniques with precision, safety and efficiency. They will demonstrate assisting skills and integrate these skills into the total curriculum. Students will be active in team cooperation and develop personal growth toward life-long learning.

The current structure of the program requires full-time student status. The two-year associate program provides 1110 hours of instruction in the first-year Dental Assisting program. The second-year associate degree Dental Hygiene program provides an additional 2322 hours of instruction. 


Program Cost Sheet

Oral Pathology	Dental Analgesia and Therapeutics
Clinical Hygiene II	Periodontics
Dental Public Health and Ethics	Board Exam Review
Clinical Hygiene III – Office Simulation	Pre-Clinical Hygiene Process
Embryology/Histology	Hygiene Education and Prevention
Pharmacology	Clinical Hygiene I
Introduction to Microbiology