Dental Hygiene students have 100% licensure exam pass rate

#1401 | July 9, 2013
Dental Hygiene Class President Mary Ashley Smith celebrates at Savannah Technical College’s 2013 graduation with her Dental Hygiene class. Smith is the College’s 2013 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) award honoree of the year and a Technical College System of Georgia GOAL finalist.

SAVANNAH – Savannah Technical College’s Dental Hygiene program announced its 2013 graduating cohort of 16 students successfully passed both the Central Regional Dental Testing Service practical licensing examination and the American Dental Association National Board Dental Hygiene Examination late in the 2013 spring semester. Both exams must be successfully passed in order for graduates to apply for dental hygiene licensure in the state(s) in which they intend to practice. This is the first cohort to both start and finish the program at Savannah Tech.

The Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene is a 82-credit-hour program. Students provide clinical patient care as a component of their curriculum requirements. Dr. Suzanne Edenfield is proud of the program’s record of success, noting that most students are offered employment positions pending successful completion of two credentialing examinations and licensure.

The program utilizes a competitive admissions process. For more information about program admission, please contact STC’s Health Sciences Academic Advisor Heather Valentine (hvalentine@savannahtech.eduor 912.443.5721) or Edenfield (sedenfield@savannahtech.edu).

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Health Sciences Academic Advisor Heather Valentin
hvalentine@savannahtech.eduor 912.443.5721)

Dental Hygiene Department Head
Dr. Suzanne Edenfield (sedenfield@savannahtech.edu)

Media Contact: Amy Shaffer, APR
912.443.5512 or ashaffer@savannahtech.edu

A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Savannah Technical College (Savannah Tech) is the premier provider of career-ready technical education in Coastal Georgia, offering a comprehensive range of nearly 150 market-driven programs, preparing students for high-demand careers including Aviation Technology, Cybersecurity, Health Sciences, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Automation & Robotics, Information Technology, Culinary Arts, Public Services and more. With campuses in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties, Savannah Tech serves more than 13,000 credit and non-credit students with a variety of pathways to success, including dual enrollment programs for high school students and specialized support services for military veterans and their families. Beyond academics, Savannah Tech is an economic and community development partner, collaborating with industry leaders to provide customized training programs, assessment services, and continuing education opportunities. For more information, visit www.savannahtech.edu.

Savannah Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit. Questions about the accreditation of Savannah Technical College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Savannah Technical College complies with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.