- Address:
- 3134 West Highway 34
Grand Island, NE 68802
- Phone:
- (800) 652-9177
- Website:
- http://www.cccneb.edu
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- Company Information:
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Dental Hygiene is one of the nation’s fastest growing occupations, according to the U. S. Department of Labor, which projects a 43 percent increase in employment over a 10-year period.
Dental hygienists are employed in a variety of settings. While the private practice dental office is the most common, the changing health care needs of the public are providing opportunities in extended health care facilities such as dental clinics and nursing homes.
Nebraska’s only two-year Dental Hygiene program is located at CCC- Hastings.
The associate of applied science degree provides a well-rounded education in the areas of general education, basic sciences, dental sciences and dental hygiene sciences. A traditional approach to the classroom, laboratory and clinical portions of the program allows for practical application of theory throughout the curriculum.
Dental Hygiene students attend regularly scheduled group lecture and laboratory classes. They also gain practical experience in our 13-chair dental hygiene clinic by providing services to the public, including scaling, polishing, exposing and processing X-rays, applying topical fluoride and sealants and providing dental health education and nutrition counseling.
Clinical practice is supervised by licensed dentists and registered dental hygienists.
A 1:6 faculty-student ratio in clinical practice and 1:15 ratio in lecture and laboratory classes assure plenty of pers
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