Welcome to the official page of the NYUCD Dental Hygiene Program!
The Office of Allied Health Programs houses two academic programs of study; the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Dental Hygiene, and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene. Both programs offer students a concentrated curriculum that extend from lectures and clinical instruction, to outreach participation to underserved communities; preparing a well rounded, professionally experienced student entering the practice of dental hygiene.
The program also provides continuing education to dental hygiene professionals and hosts dental hygiene alumni events.
The mission of the New York University Dental Hygiene Programs is to partner with students to achieve academic excellence; promote scholarly activity, health promotion, disease prevention and research; to participate in community service; and to offer comprehensive client care, utilizing critical thinking and evidence-based decision making. As goals, the program will prepare a competent dental hygienist, maintain a contemporary dental hygiene program that reflects relevant and current dental hygiene practice, and provide an interdisciplinary integrated curriculum.
