对于希望作为健康领域积极成员参加的合格人员而言，牙齿卫生是一个快速发展且日趋活跃的专职健康专业。为人类服务是卫生专业的主要目的。具有学士学位的牙科保健员通过各种具有挑战性和有益的机会来实现这一目标。牙齿卫生计划得到了牙科认证委员会的认可，该委员会是获得专上认证委员会和美国教育部认可的专业认证机构。
Explore infinite career routes with our Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene. The comprehensive program was designed to offer dental hygiene students more career flexibility. Students receive a solid clinical foundation to solve complex problems in a traditional private practice setting. The degree also emphasizes the other vast career opportunities that exist in less traditional office settings – research, teaching and more. Students will graduate ready for positions in the changing health care market.<br><br>Our intensive program gives students a competitive edge in the job market. Our courses were created to ensure graduates step into leadership roles, find diverse jobs and work collaboratively with other health care professionals. We offer something that's unsurpassed in the region. UMKC is home to the only public dental school in Missouri or Kansas. Our dental hygiene students benefit from working alongside DDS students. It offers our students access to nationally-recognized researchers, advanced laboratories, extensive oral health libraries and a vast network of employers. Dental hygiene students will also benefit from UMKC's emphasis on interprofessional connections among its life sciences students – be it dental, pharmacy, medical or nursing and health studies.