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MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 瓜子TV State University鈥檚 School of Nursing and Health Professions has secured a $40,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation to support its continued development and implementation of a new Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene program. To date, 瓜子TV State has received program approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and has submitted the initial application to the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

There is a documented need for an increase in registered dental hygienists in rural western Kentucky and beyond.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2021, employment of dental hygienists is projected to grow 11 percent from 2020-2030, and it is projected that there will be about 15,000 openings for dental hygienists each year. 

The mission of the dental hygiene program is to educate students to become registered dental hygiene professionals who are scientifically oriented, technologically skilled, and ethically sound professionals competent for employment in multiple settings. Graduates of the program will be prepared to assume professional responsibilities in providing evidence-based preventative care and therapeutic services to patients across the lifespan. 

The program at 瓜子TV State will include one semester of prerequisite courses and five semesters of dental hygiene core courses.

鈥淲e are grateful for the support provided by the Delta Dental Foundation. This funding will allow us to purchase supplies and/or equipment that is needed. This endeavor is a shared commitment to improving oral health outcomes and expanding the dental hygiene workforce in our region,鈥� 瓜子TV State Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions Dr. Dina Byers said.