Dental Hygiene, Bachelor of Health Care
Turku University of Applied Sciences’ dental hygienist education is part of the national oral health care education and competence cluster. You get to study to your Bachelor’s degree in the new premises and modern learning environment at the heart of health expertise on the Kupittaa campus.
Key skills in the field are practiced at the dental hygienists’ own StuDental clinic, which offers oral health care services to clients of different ages.
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Bachelor of Health Care
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Educating experts in Dental Hygiene
As a dental hygienist, you are an expert in oral health care. You promote and maintain oral health, treat and prevent oral and dental diseases, and give guidance. You will be required to have fine motor manual skills and precise vision and perception skills, interaction and presentation skills, planning and creative problem-solving skills.
You can work in health care organizations such as health centers, nursing and service facilities, private dental clinics, or as a private entrepreneur. Collaborating with other health professionals and health promotion agencies is an essential part of your work. There is an increasing number of collaborations with, for example, nursing and social care specialists, speech and occupational therapists and teachers.
The degree programme in Dental Hygiene at Turku University of Applied Sciences is part of the national oral health care education and competence cluster, which means excellent opportunities for multidisciplinary cooperation already during the studies. Cooperation is carried out with local dental assistant, dental technician and dentist education, as well as with the health service organisations in the area.
This degree programme is conducted only in Finnish. Read more and see the application instructions on the Finnish site.
Exchange Studies at Turku UAS
At Turku UAS, we embrace internationality and warmly welcome exchange students for a semester or an entire academic year. All our faculties offer a range of courses taught in English, which guarantees that you can get full advantage of the time you spend with us. Every year over 300 students select Turku UAS as their exchange destination.
Turku: a Student city
Turku, located in the region of Southwest Finland, is one of Finland’s biggest cities. The bustling lifestyle structure and top class education, culture, and services, as well as the beautiful archipelago, make for a magnetic combination in Turku.
