Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Program - Program Overview

Duration: 18 months, Monday to Friday.

Schedules may vary due to clinic,

community outreach and/or specialized training.

Format: Lecture / Clinical / Community Outreach

Included: Uniforms / Student Kit / Instruments / Textbooks

Program Description

This 18 month program prepares students to practice as primary oral health care providers in a variety of practice environments, some include, clinical, education, health promotion and research. Dental hygienists are preventive specialists who provide oral health services based on scientific knowledge and a client-centered model of care. As members of a self-regulated profession, dental hygienists are responsible to the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO). Maxwell College of Advanced Technology strives to prepare our students to function within their scope of practice, in a collaborative manner, with the client, the community and other health care providers. Graduates of Maxwell College of Advanced Technology must successfully complete the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination and the CDHO Clinical Exam before being registered by the CDHO. (For our dental hygiene mission statement, click here...)

Employment Opportunities

Dental Hygienists have an extremely high level of employment with 97.7% reporting being employed upon graduation (Ontario Dental Hygienists Association Employment and Salary Survey, December 2004). Dental Hygienists have many career opportunities to choose from which may include private dental offices, specialty practices such as Periodontics, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, community dental clinics, public health units, and geriatric institutions as well as teaching opportunities in dental facilities and dental hygiene schools.

Program Requirements

Applicants who wish to enroll in any program at Maxwell College of Advanced Technology are required to submit and/or complete the following:

1. Transcript.

2. Diploma, or equivalent.

3. Birth Certificate.

4. Social Insurance Card.

5. Photo ID: Valid Driver's License, BYID (LCBO Card),

or Native Band Card.

6. Completed Application for Admission.

Admission Requirements

Before a decision is made about your admission eligibility for the program, you must:

1. Have completed a secondary school diploma or equivalent.

2. Complete the Pre-Testing form available from

Maxwell College and submit it, along with a non-refundable

$150.00 fee.

*For a limited time Maxwell College is waiving the

$150.00 fee.*

3. Sign the "Statement of Understanding" form available from

Maxwell College and bring it along with your S.I.N and valid

government issued photo I.D. to your Pre-Admission Test.

4. Write the Maxwell College of Advanced Technology

Pre-Admission Test.

5. Attend an interview at Maxwell College of Advanced

Technology.

Other Requirements

1. Immunization for Hepatitis A & B and a 2-Step TB Test by

a physician.

2. A current, clear Criminal Record Check (CPIC).

3. Proof of current First Aid Certificate and current certification

as a Basic Rescuer (Level-C) in Cardio-Pulmonary

Resuscitation, kept current at all times while the student

is registered at Maxwell College of Advanced Technology.

Dress Code Policy

Dental Hygiene Students, while in class, will be required to:

1. Wear the college assigned uniform, that must fit properly

and be neat and clean at all times.

2. Maintain a hairstyle that is away from the face and off of

the forehead.

3. Maintain well manicured natural nails with no nail polish

or rings.

4. Wear shoes in class with closed toe, closed heal.

5. No jewelry, including visible body piercing jewelry.