Mission and Goals
STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA MANATEE-SARASOTA DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
Mission Statement
The mission of the Dental Hygiene Program is to provide an engaging learning environment for the education of oral health professionals who will provide ethical and comprehensive dental hygiene care for the community. The Program will foster the maturation of technical, communication and critical thinking skills in the development of excellent clinicians, oral health educators and lifelong learners. The Program is designed to meet the need of the Community by maintaining an industry current facility and a curriculum that supports the current standards of dental hygiene practice.
Program Goals
Goal 1: The Program will provide the students with engaging educational and clinical opportunities that promote entry level competency in dental hygiene practice.
Goal 2: The Program will meet the needs of the community and the curriculum will reflect the current standards of dental hygiene practice.
Goal 3: The Program will provide an accessible educational environment that encourages ethical practice, professional leadership, self assessment, effective communication, critical thinking and lifelong learning.
Goal 4: The Program will participate in ongoing activities to maintain the standards of accreditation, at the highest level, with the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
Statistics - Program Effectiveness Data
Annual Program Completion Rates
Year | Initial Enrollment | Number of Graduates | % Completion |
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C/O 2023 | 16 | 13 | 81% |
C/O 2022 | 16 | 13 | 81% |
C/O 2021 | 16 | 10 | 63% |
C/O 2020 | 16 | 14 | 88% |
C/O 2019 | 14 | 8 | 57% |
C/O 2018 | 14 | 10 | 71% |
C/O 2017 | 15 | 12 | 80% |
C/O 2016 | 14 | 15 | 107% |
C/O 2015 | 16 | 14 | 88% |
Performance on Post Graduate Examinations
Year | # of Graduates | % of Graduates Passing the National Board Dental Hygiene Exam | # of Graduates Passing the Florida Dental Hygiene Clinical Exam first Attempt | # of Graduates Passing the Florida Dental Hygiene Clinical Exam Second Attempt |
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C/O 2023 | 13 | 100% | 13 | N/A |
C/O 2022 | 13 | 92% | 12 | N/A |
C/O 2021 | 10 | 100% | 9 | 10 |
C/O 2020 | 14 | 100% | 14 | N/A |
C/O 2019 | 8 | 100% | 6 | 8 |
C/O 2018 | 10 | 100% | 8 | 10 |
C/O 2017 | 12 | 100% | 9 | 12 |
C/O 2016 | 15 | 100% | 14 | 15 |
C/O 2015 | 14 | 100% | 14 | N/A |
5 Year Average Job Placement Rate
Year | # of Graduates | # of Graduates who returned surveys | # of Graduates who actively sought employment | # of Graduates who found employment | % of Graduates that actively sought and found employment |
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C/O 2023 | 13 | -- | 13 | 13 | 100 |
C/O 2022 | 13 | -- | 12 | 12 | 100 |
C/O 2021 | 10 | -- | 10 | 10 | 100 |
C/O 2020 | 14 | -- | 13 | 13 | 100 |
C/O 2019 | 8 | -- | 8 | 8 | 100 |
C/O 2018 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 100 |
C/O 2017 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 100 |
C/O 2016 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 100 |
C/O 2015 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 100 |
Application Statistics | |||||
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Application Total |
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(Applications taken month of January 2023) Class of 2025 | 83 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2022) Class of 2024 | 119 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2021) Class of 2023 | 125 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2020) Class of 2022 | 88 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2019) Class of 2021 | 114 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2018) Class of 2020 | 108 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2017) Class of 2019 | 101 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2016) Class of 2018 | 84 | ||||
(Applications taken month of January 2015) Class of 2017 | 58 |