Overview

At Dental Hygiene from Northern Caribbean University students are prepared to become registered dental hygienists. Approaches to the vocational professional development of the student stem from the goal to graduate competent clinicians who can positively affect their community and the dental hygiene profession through personal, intellectual and professional achievements. Students are trained to provide preventive dental health care, treatment and education in a dental hygienic clinic.

Careers in Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygienist

Dental Asssitant

Dental Technician

What else will I leave with?

Apart from a degree from our institution, students normally leave with:

We At The Northern Caribbean University provide a well-roundereducation spiritually, Psychologically and verbally.

We encourage our students to develop a network of friendship that will go on to form an alumnus

Our students go on to have approximately six(6) months experience in the field with professional supervision

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dental Radiology

Oral Embryology & Histology

Oral Anatomy & Physiology

Dental Materials

Oral Microbiology

Head & Neck Anatomy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

146 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Mandeville, Jamaica

Disciplines

Dentistry

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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

Have five (5) GCE/CSEC passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/ Human and Social Biology and one other subject (CSEC General Proficiency grade I, II, or III; GCE at grade A, B or C) or equivalent.
If not fully matriculated (science disciplines), get at least a C in the basic Chemistry and Biology courses provided by NCU.

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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

11360 USD / year

≈ 11360 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5640 USD / year

≈ 5640 USD / year

Additional Details

National: 415,210 JA$ per semester

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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