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What do Dental
Hygienists do?
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Is the Dental
Hygiene program accredited at the Canadian College of Dental
Health?
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Is the program
registered and approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges
and Universities?
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How long will it
take to complete the Dental Hygienists Program?
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What do Dental Hygienists do?
A career as a dental hygienist offers a wide range of
challenges. In the dental office, the dentist and the
dental hygienist work together to meet the oral health needs
of their clients. Some of the services provided by dental
hygienists included in the Dental Hygiene Process of Care
such as; Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation of
oral health conditions, review of the health history, oral
cancer screening, dental charting, taking blood pressure and
pulse, taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays),
removing calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from
all surfaces of the teeth, applying preventive materials to
the teeth (e.g., sealants and fluorides), teaching patients
appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;
(e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional
counselling), counselling patients regarding good nutrition
and its impact on oral health, making impressions of
patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth used by
dentists to evaluate patient treatment needs) and performing
documentation and office management activities. To learn
more about the Dental Hygienists programs please click on
this link which will direct you to our affiliate college,
Canadian College of Dental Health (CCDH).
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Is the Dental Hygiene program accredited at the Canadian
College of Dental Health?
Yes, the dental hygiene program is accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC). The
CDAC is dedicated to the objective of developing and
improving dental, dental hygiene and dental assisting
education in Canada to the highest possible levels.
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Is the program registered and approved by the Ministry of
Training, Colleges and Universities?
Yes, the Dental Hygiene program is registered and approved
under the Private Career Colleges Act by the Ministry of
Training, Colleges & Universities.
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How long will it take to complete the Dental Hygienists
program?
The Dental Hygiene program is a continuous 18 month program.
This full-time program runs Mondays through Fridays, with a
mix of theory classes and hands-on clinical training.
To learn more about the Dental Hygienists programs please
click on this link which will direct you to our affiliate
college, Canadian College of Dental Health (CCDH).
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