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.

BSN

Sarah Al Jabouri

#Current student#Accelerated BSN Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

Psych major turned ABSN student at UNM · NM

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Jessoswag

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN student at University of New Mexico · NM

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Anitra Wilkins

#Graduated#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN grad from University of New Mexico · NM

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Angelena A.

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN student at UNM · NM

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Ashley Dunn

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

Full-time REALTOR turned UNM nursing student · NM · class of '27

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Audrey

#Graduated#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

First-gen grad · UNM BSN · New Mexico

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