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Dental Hygiene (BDH) (BDH (Hons)) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Please see important program status update below. When you study dental hygiene at Dalhousie, you’ll learn about a wide variety of topics in the dental and medical professions. An emphasis is placed on technology, hands-on experience, and the applications you’ll use in your career, such as digital patient health records. Emphasis is also placed on working closely with a dental student to manage your patients, simulating real-world experiences.

Faculty: Dentistry  |  Duration: 2-3 years  |  Study mode: full time - bdh / bdh (hons)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

Your Bachelor of Dental Hygiene (BDH) will prepare you with everything you need to know to become a licensed dental hygienist in Canada, the United States, and Australia. In addition, the Bachelor of Dental Hygiene (Honours) (BDH(Hons) will prepare you for alternative clinical practice sites, research, and teaching.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: CAD 11,280 a year (2026). 2026-27 Medicine and Dentistry fee schedule, tuition fee column (excludes student union, health plan, society, service, facilities, auxiliary/instrument, bus pass and other fees); estimate subject to change. Dental Hygiene YOS 1 and YOS 2 rows ($11,280 ea Source

Undergraduate entry is in September (Fall term); applications for Fall 2027 open on October 1.

September 2027 entry, program-specific deadlines: February 15, 2027 for Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work; March 1, 2027 for Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture); June 15, 2027 for Bachelor of Health Sciences (Post-Diploma only). Other programs can be considered before classes start in September where space is available. Entrance scholarship application deadline is February 15, 2027; admission deposit deadline is May 1, 2027; guaranteed residence application deadline is May 15, 2027.

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