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Dental Hygiene Program

College of Health and Public Service

Supporting Dental Health and Hygiene

A Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) is a licensed oral health professional who focuses on preventing and treating oral diseases, both to protect teeth and gums and a patient’s total health. In addition to treating patients directly, dental hygienists may also work as educators, researchers, and administrators.

The UVU Dental Hygiene program boasts a 100% pass rate for students on their national and regional board exams, as well as a 100% employment rate.

The new UVU Lehi space will provide students with state-of-the-art educational facilities and allow for further expansion of the cohort size. Currently, only approximately 25% of Dental Hygiene applicants are admitted due to space limitations.

Students practice their skills at the UVU Dental Hygiene Community Clinic, providing thousands of individuals with dental hygiene services for free or at a reduced cost. This clinic is currently located at the UVU West Campus but will be moving to the new Lehi building to allow for expansion of this service.

UVU partners with the Food and Care Coalition and Centro Medico Hispano to provide dental hygiene services on-site for their patrons. Dental Hygiene students also spend two days a week in neighboring Title I elementary schools with portable equipment doing x-rays, prophylaxis, and fluoride treatment on children in grades 2-6.

For more information visit the UVU Dental Hygiene Program.

We invite you to support the next generation of oral health professionals by donating to the Dental Hygiene Program.

Leave a Legacy

Every gift is meaningful and appreciated. You are welcome to make a donation of any size to support the UVU Dental Hygiene Program. If you'd like to create a legacy, please consider signing up for a monthly recurring gift that will have a lasting impact on future students. Together, we uplift, provide exceptional care, and inspire students to be their very best.

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Every gift is meaningful and appreciated. You are welcome to make a donation of any size to support our students. If you'd like to create a legacy, please consider signing up for a monthly recurring gift that will have a lasting impact on future students and educators. Together, we uplift, provide exceptional care, and inspire students to be their very best.

For more information on ways to establish a legacy gift, such as through a will, bequest, trust, annuity, or IRA rollover, please visit uvgift.org.

If you prefer to donate via check, please make checks payable to UVU Foundation and mail to the address below. Please list "Dental Hygiene" in the memo field.

UVU Foundation
800 W University Pkwy MS 111
Orem, UT 84058

UVU employees are welcome to sign up for payroll deduction using the Employee Giving form.

Student Excellence Award Winner: Justine Roe

Justin Roe Justine Roe of Billings, Montana received a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from Utah Valley University. To go along with this honor, she was also awarded the Dental Hygiene Student Excellence Award in Allied Health.

Roe’s father attended UVU when it was known as Utah Valley Community College. She says he had a great experience and because of this, studying dental hygiene at UVU has always been her goal. “I have really enjoyed how hands-on my education has been,” Roe says. “We get practical hands-on experience cleaning teeth in UVU’s dental hygiene clinic. We also have a unique opportunity to participate in an outreach program where we help underserved populations in the community.”

Upon graduation, Roe plans on working as a dental hygienist in a clinical setting, then branching out into teaching, research, or public health. Roe would like to thank her fiancé, Logan, who spent many hours in the dental chair as her patient each semester for getting her to this point.

We congratulate all students from this cohort for their hard work, dedication, and success.

Dental Hygiene Program