Advance Your Education and Prepare to Lead, Manage or Teach in Dental Hygiene
Licensed dental hygienist? Complete your bachelor’s degree online with Herzing in as little as one year with our Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Bridge Program.
Ready for new responsibilities in your dental hygiene career?
Build the skills and academic knowledge you need to pursue entry-level leadership opportunities while you work with Herzing University. Our Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene bridge program offers licensed dental hygienists like you access to advanced coursework in a convenient, 100% online format.
- Transfer up to 90 approved credits
- 100% online coursework
- Program designed for working hygienists
- Finish in as little as one year
Prepare for Clinical Leadership in Dental Hygiene and More
Your dental hygiene associate degree helped you learn to care for patients. Completing a bachelor's degree through our online bridge program can expand your impact beyond direct patient care. With your BS in Dental Hygiene, you can build on your clinical expertise and prepare to lead and mentor a team, manage a practice, or teach future dental hygienists.
As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:
- Articulate the code of ethics including adherence to regulatory structure within dental hygiene.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and convey aspects of culturally competent, inter-professional health care to individuals and groups from diverse populations.
- Demonstrate the ability to define and articulate organizational, operational, ethical, legal and managerial issues impacting the field of dental hygiene.
- Investigate the on-going evolution of the dental hygiene profession.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform self-assessment for life-long learning and professional growth.
The online BSDH bridge program is designed for actively practicing, licensed dental hygienists who hold an associate degree from a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
What Will I Learn in Herzing’s Online Dental Hygiene Bachelor’s Degree Program?
Herzing University’s Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene bridge program blends upper-level coursework in dental hygiene theory with essential mathematics, humanities and healthcare leadership classes.
Required Dental Hygiene Completion Courses
- DH 301 Dental Hygiene Research
- DH 305 – Cultural Diversity in Dental Hygiene
- DH 310 Technology in Dental Hygiene
- DH 315 Leadership in Dental Hygiene
- DH 405 Contemporary Issues in Dental Hygiene
- DH 460 Dental Hygiene Capstone
- MA 320 Statistics
- SS 350 Social Issues and Technology
- EN 304 English Composition II
- HU 340 Humanities and Contemporary Pop Culture
- HC 305 Healthcare Human Resource Management
- HC 310 Medical Law and Ethics
- HC 401 Current Issues in Healthcare
- HC 402 Organizational Development and Leadership in Health Care
- PD 121 Professional Development I
- PD 202 Professional Development II
You’ll also choose from the following elective options:
- DH 427 Teaching and Theories of Learning
- DH 428 Clinical Practice Management
The courses you take may vary depending on the amount of approved credit you transfer to the program.
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Our goal is your career advancement. That’s why we are always working to improve our curriculums and processes to make our BS in Dental Hygiene program as affordable as possible while preparing you best for success in your work.
With Herzing University, you are never alone, and we offer many options to help you invest in yourself and complete your bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene.
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