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RDH

Dental Hygiene

Offered by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Overview

Tuition $8,989
Accreditor CODA
Duration 2 years
The UNC Adams School of Dentistry offers North Carolina's only baccalaureate-level dental hygiene program, a two-year BS that prepares students to become registered dental hygienists.

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.

Dental Assistant to Dental Hygienist

DA RDH

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

Timeline
2 years
State
All states

Support available to Spanish learners

Savannah Technical College

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Acceptees

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

Zali Elizabeth

Zali Elizabeth

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Carolina cheerleader · nursing student at UNC Chapel Hill

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Raelyn

Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CNA prep at UNC Chapel Hill · NC · class of 2029

View page MacKenzie Harland

MacKenzie Harland

#Graduated#Accelerated BSN Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC accelerated BSN grad · NC State alum · NC

View page abbyyymcbrideee

abbyyymcbrideee

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CNA with NICU experience · BSN student at UNC Chapel Hill · NC

View page Lexi Laws

Lexi Laws

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC Nursing · APhi

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Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.

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