Dental Hygiene Bachelor Completion Program Admissions Process

How to apply

The Bachelor Completion program is for licensed dental hygienists in the U.S. or Canada. During our admissions process, a maximum of 12 students may be admitted. The curriculum is offered fully online on a full or part-time basis.

Our program uses an external source to process applications, the Dental Hygiene Centralized Application System, DHCAS offered through the American Dental Education Association, ADEA.  

• To begin the ADEA DHCAS application, the applicant must first apply for a dentpin  

• Log in to complete the application in the Dental Hygiene Centralized Application System (DHCAS)

• Include two reference forms and a dental school personal statement  

• Send official transcripts from every school you have attended to ADEA DHCAS and to Office of the Registrar. Transcripts must be received no later than January 15

• TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language): Required only for international applicants from countries where English is not the native language; a minimum score of 68 (Internet), 220 (computer), or 560 (paper) is required. International applicants must have transcripts from foreign universities evaluated by a professional firm
   
• Upon completion of the DHCAS application, send a $60.00 fee to UT Health San Antonio-Dental Hygiene in the form of a check or money order with the same name as you used for the ADEA DHCAS application and include a printout of the first page of your application. This will allow your payment to be matched with the applicant

Mail your $60.00 fee to:
UT Health San Antonio
Periodontics-Division of Dental Hygiene, MC 7904
Attn: Martha Browning
7703 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229

• • Transfer Credits earned from a CODA-accredited dental hygiene school in the U.S. or Canada are applied toward a bachelor’s degree
• • Up to 6 credit hours of prerequisites may be in progress during the spring semester prior to admittance with all science courses completed by the prior fall semester. The 6 credit hours must be completed, and transcripts submitted by May 30
• An entrance exam, ACT, or SAT is not required
   

Admissions Timeline

•  October 26 - December 31
  • Application period open for the following academic year
•  October 26 - January 15
  • Submit all transcripts to ADEA DHCAS
•  December 31
  • Deadline for submitting the application
•  January 15
  • Deadline for submitting final transcripts from all schools
•  May 1
  • Applicants notified of acceptance status
•  June
  • Online registration
•  July
  • Fall semester begins the first week of July / subject to change.
•  July
  • Attend mandatory in-person 8-hour orientation on the first-day term officially begins.

Essential Functions

• All dental hygiene students at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry must perform certain essential functions to successfully complete the curriculum.
• Cognitive functions: All students must be able to solve problems, using the ability to understand and retain knowledge derived from readings, lectures, and demonstrations. Students must be able to use reasoning, to analyze and to integrate learned material and apply principles to new problems.
• Sensory and motor skills: All students must be able to observe patients and simulations and gain patient information to be used in diagnosis. They must possess sufficient vision, hearing, and physical abilities to obtain a patient history, perform a physical examination and provide patient care. Students must have adequate stamina to manipulate dental equipment appropriately and to perform in class, clinic, and laboratory settings during long hours.
• Communication skills: All students must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with patients, peers, staff, faculty, employers and the community. All students must have exceptional computer skills to maintain effective online communication throughout the program. Students must be able to demonstrate respect and understanding of emotional, social, and cultural issues.
• Professional and behavioral skills: All students must demonstrate the capacity for sustained function under stress and to respond appropriately to unpredictable circumstances. Furthermore, students must demonstrate high ethical standards and professional behavior when interacting with patients, fellow students, faculty, staff, and the public.

For more information

• Email dhadmissions@uthscsa.edu
• For help with transcript verification contact ADEA DHCAS
  • Dhcasinfo@dhcas.org
  • 617-612-2095