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The Dental Hygiene Entry Level Baccalaureate (BS) program is housed at the University of Maryland Dental School, a state of the art teaching facility where our students learn alongside dental students and have the benefit of being on a professional campus; the UMB campus. Students do 57 pre-requisite credits (freshman, sophomore years of college) at an accredited college or university of their choice and do their 63 credits of core dental hygiene credits (junior and senior year) here at UMB; thus we are a 2+2 program. Our students do classwork online and in the classroom (hybrid), and clinical training at the dental school. Online capabilities are provided through laptops as part of the student supplies of the program. Our program is a hybrid type online program, meaning our courses have online components along with classroom attendance, live clinics and live lab sessions. Some faculty choose to have 100% online classes with live exams, while others hybrid the class for online and live learning. Students who are self-guided, self-motivated and regimented in their studies will make great candidates.
The Entry Level program offers direct patient care within the dental school under dental hygiene faculty plus the opportunity while in the dental school to experience other aspects of dental care called "blocks". Our students experience patients such as pediatric, special needs, periodontics, advanced general dentistry, oral surgery and many more. This gives the hygiene student a well rounded base. Furthermore, students attend service learning outside the dental school, serving patients in the public health arena throughout the state of Maryland, thus answering the call of the University of Maryland Dental School's mission; to serve all Marylanders.
Unique to the entry level BS program are opportunities for students to choose to attend our program at 2 additional sites; our satellite programs. We are proud to have 2 programs: our Eastern Shore program and our Perryville program. Satellite students do their clinical coursework at their sites with UMB Dental Hygiene faculty, and do their coursework online with the faculty housed here at the Dental School.
Furthermore, we provide a full time program: 2+2 program of if desired a part time program 2 +3 program, where the last 60 credits of core dental hygiene coursework is done over a 2 or 3 year period, depending on the students needs and desires for course of study.
Be part of our exciting program and expand your horizons. The University of Maryland BS program; proudly educating professionals for over 40 years.
Interim Director and Director of Admissions
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