Dental Hygienist Archives | 911 News /news/tag/dental-hygienist/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.bridgeport.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-pk.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dental Hygienist Archives | 911 News /news/tag/dental-hygienist/ 32 32 199775387 Where Oral Health Meets Public Health: UB’s Meg Zayan Receives Connecticut’s Top Public Health Honor /news/meg-zayan-top-public-health-honor/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:24:05 +0000 /news/?p=5578 Alfred Civilion Fones founded the dental hygiene profession in Bridgeport in the early 1900s, motivated by something he observed in the city’s schoolchildren. He saw a high incidence of dental caries (commonly known as cavities today) in children attending Bridgeport …

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]]> 5578 How Long Does it Take to Become a Dental Hygienist? /news/how-long-to-become-dental-hygienist/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:07:58 +0000 /news/?p=5205 If you’re one of the many pre-professionals curiously wondering, “How long does it take to become a dental hygienist?” You’ve found the right place to pause. Whether you’re exploring traditional on-campus dental hygienist programs or leaning toward an online or …

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