If you are interested in a health career oriented toward preventing disease and helping patients maintain oral health, dental hygiene may be the career for you.
Hygienists can also work in dental educational settings or dental product marketing and sales.
The dental hygiene program at IPFW was established in 1964. This three-year program leads to an associate degree in dental hygiene. Associate degree credits transfer to various bachelor's and master's degree programs, such as dental health education, dental public health, allied health occupations, and health services management. The limited class size of 24 students per year offers an opportunity for individualized instruction. All full-time faculty hold master's degrees in education and bring many years of private practice experience to the classroom.