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d. Manual dexterity to perform the fine motor functions associated with intra-oral
instrumentation.
10. Please note that admission to Dental Hygiene is competitive and is based on the academic
qualifications of the current applicant pool.
Readmission of Returning Students:
Any student who must interrupt enrollment must re-apply to the Dental Hygiene Program and, if
accepted, placement will be determined after previous course work has been evaluated by the
Program Director. The evaluation may result in repeating a course previously completed
successfully for continuity of skill acquisition and/or professional knowledge. Dental Hygiene
courses more than two years old must be repeated. Students who fail a Dental Hygiene clinical
course must repeat both the clinical course and the concurrent lecture course.
Additional Costs and Requirements:
Dental Hygiene students will be responsible for additional fees for uniforms, instruments, liability
insurance and membership in the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Additional
costs will be incurred for licensure.
Additional Graduation Requirements:
In addition to College graduation requirements, the students must have a grade of C or better in all
dental hygiene courses.
The Dental Hygiene Program reserves the right to discontinue, at any time, the enrollment of a
Dental Hygiene student, if, in the judgment of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the
Dental Hygiene faculty, the student does not appear to have the necessary qualifications for dental
hygiene. Any student who earns a “D”, “F”, or “W” in any Dental Hygiene Course, will not be
allowed to continue on to the next semester within Dental Hygiene. If this is their first “D”, “F”, or
“W” the student may re-apply to Dental Hygiene. The Dental Hygiene faculty will determine which
previously successfully completed courses, if any, must be repeated by the student for continuity of
skill acquisition and/or professional knowledge.
If the student earns a “D” or “F” for a second time, it will result in permanent dismissal from the
Dental Hygiene program.
Any student who interrupts enrollment in Dental Hygiene for more than 1 year must repeat all
professional course work upon readmission.
For additional Health Science Division policies that apply to this program, please refer to Academic Regulations, Section R, Background Check of the college catalog.