Introduction:
The undergraduate Dental hygiene degree program offers students combines theory and laboratory work with hands-on experience in numerous hospitals and clinics. In addition to providing preventative treatment and routine oral cleanings, dental hygienists evaluate patients for potential health issues and assist dentists in managing a variety of oral health conditions pertaining to patients' mouths, teeth, and gums.
Key Benefits:
- Program is registered with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC).
- Clinical Training in Tertiary Care Hospitals
- Customized Fee structure
- 100% Scholarship offered for brilliant students
- Acquire a professional degree
- Post-Graduation opportunities available in Pakistan
- Graduates are known as Dental Hygienist
- Government Jobs through PPSC are available.
Program Overview:
Duration of degree is 4 years:
3 years are unique and distinctive frame work focus on empowering the youth to learn different techniques which stronger impact on oral health and awareness as well as to create social and economics impact. 1 years is based on skilled and hand on training which improved their clinical knowledge. Hands-on clinical practice in dental hygiene procedures under supervision. Practical training in patient care, including cleanings, scaling, and oral health education. Exposure to diverse patient populations in clinical settings. Final year of the program often involves a capstone project and entrepreneurship training.
Career Scope:
- Graduates can work as dental hygienists, providing direct patient care.
- Many dental hygienists find employment in private dental offices, collaborating with dentists to deliver comprehensive patient care.
- Opportunities exist in public health organizations, clinics, and community health initiatives.
- Some dental hygienists with a BS may pursue careers in academia, teaching dental hygiene students
- Graduates may take on administrative roles in dental offices or health organizations.
- Managing dental records, coordinating schedules, and overseeing office operations.
- Opportunities to work in different countries, contributing to international dental health initiatives.
- Ongoing professional development through workshops, seminars, and conferences.
Unique feather:
- Umt offer less fee structure compared to other institutes.
- Umt have specialized faculty which not only enhance your professional skills but also facilitate you in career building and growth.
- Scholarships are offered on merit base.
- Umt boost your skill by giving you advance technology in environment in dental field.
- You are supervised by well competent faculty members as we have MOU signed with 9 top hospitals of Lahore, which provides students not only clinical practice as well as internships.
- Umt have well aligned and advance labs which full of equipment that meet the modern era requirements.
Skill Set:
The graduate of BS Dental Hygiene will be able to
- Provide preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene services and procedures effectively under supervision of Dentist.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including medical and dental histories, extraoral and intraoral examinations, radiographic interpretation, and risk assessments for oral diseases.
- Practice strong ethical foundation and professionalism, including principles of confidentiality, informed consent, patient autonomy, and adherence to legal and ethical standards of dental hygiene practice.
- Provide students with the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to perform preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene procedures effectively.
- Ensure students have a solid understanding of dental anatomy, oral histology, oral microbiology, and other oral health sciences to comprehend the etiology, progression, and treatment of oral diseases.
- Train students to perform comprehensive patient assessments, including medical and dental histories, extraoral and intraoral examinations, radiographic interpretation, and risk assessments for oral diseases.
- Instill in students a strong ethical foundation and professionalism, including principles of confidentiality, informed consent, patient autonomy, and adherence to legal and ethical standards of dental hygiene practice.
School of Health Science has Following Clinical Attachments for Clinical Placements and Internships:
- Central Park Teaching Trust Hospital
- Punjab Institute of Cardiology
- Indus Hospital Jubilee Town
- Suraya Azeem Trust Hospital
- Iffat Anwar Medical Complex
