The Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene will help prepare students to be eligible to take the state and national licensing examinations. A dental hygienist is a person who is trained and licensed to provide dental hygiene therapy, expose dental x-rays, and provide preventative services, usually under the supervision of a dentist. The dental hygiene profession demands a high level of ethics, professionalism, critical thinking, and manual dexterity. The dental hygiene program at Cabrillo College is affiliated with the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco. 

This Associate in Science degree requires completion of a 21-unit general education pattern.  Completing the program prerequisites and additional graduation requirements will meet most areas of the Associate in Science degree general education pattern.  Visit Cabrillo College’s general education page for additional information.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Promote dental health and disease prevention both at the chairside and at the community level.
🗸 Apply ethical, professional, and legal concepts to the provision and/or the support of oral health care services to all persons.