Through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on clinical experiences, this program will prepare you to provide comprehensive dental hygiene care to diverse populations in a variety of settings, including private dental offices, schools, hospitals and public health clinics. You’ll gain the needed skills to handle direct patient care, patient assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis and care planning, scaling, root planing, radiographs, preventive measures, sealants, local anesthetic administration, nitrous oxide sedation and customized oral health education.
You’ll learn:
- Current comprehensive dental hygiene services
- How to communicate effectively and professionally with patients, peers and dental health team providers
- Ethical behavior consistent with dental professional conduct
- Current technology relevant to the dental profession
- Basic dental office management skills
- Current concepts of infection control and occupational safety
Accreditation
See program accreditation details at Accreditation.
Commission on Dental Accreditation, American Dental Association
On Feb. 18 and 19, 2026, the M State Dental Hygiene Program will be hosting representatives from the Commission on Dental Accreditation for an on-campus site visit as part of the seven-year cycle of accreditation. If you are interested in forwarding comments to the commission regarding the M State Dental Hygiene Program, please click on the link below to be directed to the appropriate form. Third-party comments are due in the commission’s office no later than 60 days prior to the site visit, which would be Dec. 27, 2025.
The mailing address and other contact information:
American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
401 North Michigan Ave. Ste. 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60611-4250
Email: accreditation@ada.org
Allied Dental Education Manager: Katie Navickas
Telephone: U.S. 1-800-232-6108 x 2695
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