The pre-dental hygiene curriculum consists of required coursework that is necessary prior to entry into the professional program.
Transfer Guide
Printable transfer guides are available under File Downloads that show the community college or university courses you should take for transfer. You may also utilize the online transfer equivalency database or transfer guides under Additional Resources.
Please contact an advisor at your school for help in scheduling or transfer questions, or contact these people at Oregon Tech:
Jan Cope, Department Chair for Dental Hygiene at 541-885-1352 or by e-mail janita.cope@oit.edu
Jill Schultz, Program Director in Salem at 503-584-7100 or by e-mail jill.schultz@oit.edu
Viki Points, Academic Director in La Grande at 541-962-2169 or by e-mail at viki.points@oit.edu
DHE 100 Introduction to Dental Hygiene
If you are taking pre-dental hygiene courses at a community college and planning to transfer to one of Oregon Tech’s dental hygiene programs you will need to take DHE 100 Introduction to Dental Hygiene. DHE 100 is offered each term, and registration information can be found here. You must have successfully completed or be in process of completing DHE 100 at the time of program application or by the end of spring term of the year of application.