Goals

Pima’s Dental Hygiene Program provides accessible, high-quality education that prepares graduates to deliver competent, ethical and patient-centered dental hygiene care.

Dental Hygiene Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the learner will be able to:

1. Apply evidence-based practice, methodology and technological practices in the dental field.
2. Demonstrate and evaluate effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse population groups and other members of the health care team.
3. Demonstrate the ability to provide oral health programs to diverse communities and populations to prevent oral disease and promote oral health.
4. Articulate, demonstrate and evaluate strategies and experiences that promote ethics, ethical reasoning and professionalism.
5. Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making skills to provide effective and efficient dental hygiene services and for life-long learning.
6. Apply the dental hygiene process of care to diverse population groups.