Overview

The Dental Hygiene program goals, which are congruent with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the School of Dentistry goals, are to:

Strive for professional and educational excellence.

Provide trained and competent dental hygienists for Mississippi.

Instill a desire to maintain competence through life-long learning.

Design experiences which provide quality preventive and educational services to diverse populations within the community.

Competency statements

A graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Program will have attained the following competencies:

Legal

Understand, respect and function within all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

Ethical

Understand, practice and promote the American Dental Hygienists Association's (ADHA) professional code of ethics in all dental hygiene endeavors.

Dental hygiene process of care patient needs analysis (assessment)

Systematically collect, record and analyze data on the general, oral and psychosocial health status of a variety of patients using methods consistent with medical, legal and ethical principles and practices.

Care plan (treatment plan)

Employ critical decision making skills to formulate a comprehensive dental hygiene care plan based on all available assessment data and collaboration with the patient and other health care professionals to meet the patient's dental hygiene needs.

Patient care (implementation, evaluation and documentation)

Provide each patient with personal dental hygiene care based on assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation to achieve and maintain oral health and wellness. Document care by accurately recording all collected data, treatment planned and provided and other information and recommendations pertinent to patient care and treatment.

Professional growth

Promote quality patient care by providing each graduate with the foundation for continuing professional growth, learning and practice founded on evidence-based research and evolving standards of care. Enhance the standing of the profession by preparing the graduate for participation in professional and service organizations.

Community health

Plan and participate in community oral health activities to promote health and disease prevention of diverse groups.

Career opportunity

Identify and evaluate Dental Hygiene careers within alternative health care, industry, education, government and research settings.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Dental Anatomy

Preventive Oral Health

Radiology

Oral Histology & Embryology

Medical Emergencies

Head & Neck Anatomy

Scientific in Dental Hygiene

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of academic credit (exclusive of physical education, military science, dogmatic religion and vocational courses) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning;

Have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on 4.00 scale;
Have completed 8 hours observation* of a licensed or registered dental hygienist in two separate clinical environments;
Complete an interview and hands-on dexterity test;
Submit ACT scores;
Have completed 12 hours of the science prerequisite courses and 24 of the non-science courses prior to the Feb. 15 application deadline to the program; and,
Have successfully completed (a grade of C or better) the minimum prerequisite number of required courses.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

30150 USD / year

≈ 30150 USD / year
Out-of-State

30150 USD / year

≈ 30150 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9990 USD / year

≈ 9990 USD / year

Living costs

Oxford

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

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