B.Sc.Dental Hygiene
| Study location | Lithuania, Utena |
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| Type | Bachelor, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years (180 ECTS) |
| Study language | Lithuanian |
| Awards | B.Sc. (Professional Bachelor of Dental Hygiene, Dental Hgienist) |
| Tuition fee | €3,020 per year |
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| Application fee | €120 one-time |
| Registration fee | US$150 one-time You need to choose student status: *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please, upload in the system scan copies in good quality of your education certificates and diplomas. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
The aim of study programme – to prepare high quality dental hygienists that are able to examine and assess patients’ condition of the mouth and teeth, to independently provide patients with personal and professional dental hygiene services, teach and consult patients/clients to healthy lifestyle and dental care, introduce new prevention methods of dental diseases based on research and cooperation with other personal health care specialists.
Programme structure
In order to achieve study results, various interactive teaching methods (analysis of cases, reflection, interactive lecture, observation, analysis of best practices, making and reasoning assumptions, role-playing games, etc.), independent work and related methods are intended in the descriptions of subjects.
Methods of problematic teaching in subject studies: analysis of cases (in speciality subjects – clinical cases) in small groups draw students into confrontation with practical problems that stimulate their independent learning, will realize interdisciplinary integration of knowledge and skills in solving real-life situations, and the lecturer’s function is changed into that of a consultant’s and helper’s.
Career opportunities
Dental Hygiene study program graduates will be able to work as a Dental Hygienist in all levels of health care in the personal health care institutions, with a health care institution licensed to provide dental care (assistance) services.
