Are there Dental Hygienist courses I can take online? I really want to be a Dental Hygienist. HELP!!!!!!!!!!?

Check with the university of Pheonix. Although I'm going to guess that since a Dental Hygienist has to touch people's mouths, some in person lab time will be required.

Are there Dental Hygienist courses I can take online? I really want to be a Dental Hygienist. HELP!!!!!!!!!!?
Online course??? I wouldn't want you to be my dental hygienist...go to school
Reply:No.Check this link to find schools or Community colleges near your place which offer the course.


http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/programs/sear...


Good luck !
Reply:There usally are not any dental hygienist courses online. you might be able to do your prereqs online and some of the courses but most of it is hands on. If you want to be a dental hygienist i hope your commited it isnt an easy thing to do and it takes about a year of prereqs and two years of schooling which is all day five days a week. so go to school be commited and you will be fine.
Reply:You can prob. take all of your English, histories, and electives on-line, but not any science classes, you need lab's for that. Once you go to hygiene school it is all hands on, and you can't get that on-line. Make sure you keep a strong 3.5 -4.0 average as hygiene school is hard to get into. Best of luck.
Reply:No. Dental Hygiene requires clinical practice, something you can't do with a computer.





A Dental Hygienist is in short is asked to complete many courses similar to that of a dentist (some schools both students even learn side by side) except in the end they only diagnose and provide preventative care. They can also apply sealants but those are mainly for surface level abrasions and nothing major.





The requirements to becoming are Dental Hygienist are also similar to becoming a dentist, minus the Dental Admissions Test.





In terms of pay it depends on the area you plan on working. If you plan on working in an area with plenty of dentist, do not expect a high salary. Competition among dentist will be high, there will likely not be so enough patients that a dentist would not have time to do preventative care on their own and need your help.





But if you go somewhere such as the middle of Kansas where, there are only a few dentist, your services maybe be in high demand and a higher salary can be expected.





Dental Hygienist who decide to become dentist, though do not get to skip classes they have taken. Will have a leg up on other students especially in clinical courses, which can increase your chances becoming a specialist if you choose.





Hope that helps