Overview

Program Features

The Dental Hygiene program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston offers a traditional Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree, as well as an online "RDH-to-BSDH" program that lets students work as they upgrade their credentials. Already have a degree in something else? Earn a Post-Degree Certificate in Dental Hygiene and expand your career options. BSDH students may also seek concurrent enrollment at UTHealth School of Public Health for a certificate or master's degree in public health.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

College Math

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Chemistry

Microbiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

Dentistry View 112 other Bachelors in Dentistry in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All official college transcripts

Shadowing form, with required observation hours

Successful completion of Texas Success Initiative (TSI)

Three letters of recommendation from 2 professors and 1 employer using the institutional form.

Print and fill out your portion of the form and give it to the person writing the recommendation. The person completing the recommendation should send the completed recommendation form to the registrar. The official university form must be submitted.

Health Science Reasoning Test

TOEFL test scores, if applicable

Applicants outside of Texas MUST reside in a participating National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) state to be accepted into our program.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29523 USD / year

≈ 29523 USD / year
Out-of-State

29523 USD / year

≈ 29523 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

15705 USD / year

≈ 15705 USD / year

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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