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Dental Hygiene - Indianapolis
B.S. Degree Completion Program Admissions
Indiana University School of Dentistry's admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Public Health Dental Hygiene degree completion program include:
- Completion of at least 90 credit hours that were earned at an IU campus or that are transferable to IU Indianapolis from another college or university
- Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program
- Satisfactory completion of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination
- Current licensure as a dental hygienist
Accepted students are expected to have basic computer literacy skills sufficient to participate in web-based instruction, computer word processing, and email communication.
Application Process
Applications may be requested by contacting the program director at the email address dnthyg@iu.edu. Applications may be received at any time during the academic year, but all application materials should be submitted no later than six weeks prior to the semester in which the student wishes to be admitted. Completion of all application requirements and an interview with the program director or admissions committee is required before acceptance into the program can be considered. Upon acceptance, each student must complete a curriculum plan to be approved by the program director before enrollment in required courses.
Degree Requirements
Students enrolled in the B.S. in Public Health Dental Hygiene degree completion program must complete 120 credit hours to complete the degree, including a core curriculum consisting of five required courses (20 credit hours):
- Statistics at the 300 course level (3 credit hours)
- DHYG H402 Practicum in Dental Hygiene Education OR
- DNYG H404 Practicum in Community Health (4 credit hours)
- DHYG H403 Advanced Community Dental Hygiene (4 credit hours)
- DHYG H405 Introduction to Health Care Research (3 credit hours)
- DHYG H406 Educational Methodology in Health Science Education (3 credit hours)
- DHYG H407 Utilization of Instructional Techniques in Health Science Education (3 credit hours)
Students who have completed any upper-level college courses prior to finishing an associate degree in dental hygiene may be able to count those toward electives, as determined by the program director. Students who enter the program with fewer than 90 credit hours of coursework may need to take additional electives to reach the minimum number of credit hours required to earn the degree. Students must meet the state general education core requirements to complete their bachelor’s degree.
Learn more Indiana University School of Dentistry's Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Public Health Dental Hygiene degree completion program and review the tuition and fees, institutional competencies, and course descriptions.
Updated April 2025