The Diploma in Dental Hygiene trains students for a number of responsibilities including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating oral disease prevention, and oral health programs for individuals and groups. The curriculum involves courses in dental sciences, clinical sciences, and behavioural sciences. Students develop and implement oral health promotion programs, and by spending more than 600 hours in a competency-based clinical curriculum, students are prepared to meet the needs of a broad range of population groups.

1. Possess a Diploma in Dental Hygiene from an accredited university or community college program accredited by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada or the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.

2. Possess the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB) Certificate.

3. Hold current licensure to practice dental hygiene in Canada and be eligible for licensure in Manitoba.

4. They must possess all the prerequisite course requirements prior to admission.

5. The required minimum grade for specified prerequisite courses including electives is a C (2.0). There is a required minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 (B) in the candidates Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Associate Degree Program.