Dental Hygiene

Overview

Career outlook

Employers hire dental hygienists to provide preventive oral care, cleanings, periodontal assessments, and patient education in dental practices.

Paths

Routes into RDH. The first step is where you enroll today.

DA RDH

Dental Assistant to Dental Hygienist

Use your chairside experience to enter a dental hygiene program and double your earning power.

2 years

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People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

ADN

Riah

#Licensed#Associate Degree in Nursing Accepted toCommunity College of Rhode Island

RN in Rhode Island · Community College of Rhode Island grad

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jamiepaquinrn

#Graduated Accepted toCommunity College of Rhode Island

Nursing Graduate 2025

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Ashley Amber

#Current student Accepted toCommunity College of Rhode Island

Nursing student at CCRI · Rhode Island

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Kelsey Lafferty

#Licensed Accepted toCommunity College of Rhode Island

Community College of Rhode Island grad · licensed nurse · RI

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Kayla Elizabeth

#Graduated Accepted toCommunity College of Rhode Island

Nursing grad from CCRI · Rhode Island

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