学生将准备专门从事健康促进，疾病预防和治疗的口腔健康专业人士的角色。课程内容包括牙齿卫生理论和实践，口腔健康和生物医学科学以及临床实践所需的实践技能。此外，学生还将学习专业责任和沟通，健康促进，倡导和循证医疗的原则。学生从临床前就开始运用理论进行实践，逐步建立在客户关怀环境中运用技能的能力。在监督下，学生得到支持，同时在口腔健康诊所和社区内提供道德的牙齿卫生护理。学生准备与不同背景和年龄的客户和社区以及在各种环境中口腔健康程度不同的人合作。<br> <br>该课程的毕业生准备了​​成为规范健康所必需的知识
Students prepare for the role of oral health professional specializing in health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic care. Course content includes dental hygiene theory and practice, oral health and biomedical sciences, and the practical skills required for clinical practice. In addition, students learn the principles of professional responsibility and communication, health promotion, advocacy and evidence-based health care. Students apply theory to practice starting in a preclinical setting, gradually building the competence to apply skills in a client-care environment. Under supervision, students are supported while providing ethical dental hygiene care onsite in the oral health clinic and in the community. Students are prepared to work with clients and communities of diverse backgrounds and ages with varying degrees of oral health in a variety of settings. Graduates of this program are prepared with the knowledge and clinical experience required to become a regulated health professional in Ontario. Employment opportunities are found in a traditional dental office as a member of the oral health care team, or as an independent practitioner and proprietor of one's own practice. Employment opportunities for the dental hygienist are also found in research, community and public health, administration and industry settings.