Program Costs - Dental Hygiene Program

These costs do not include tuition, fees, or room and board-These fees are current as of 2006

Sophomore Year (First Year of Professional Sequence)

Textbooks (approximate)	$750.00
Instruments and Supplies	2200.00
Dues: Student American Dental Hygienists' Association (SADHA)	45.00
Hepatitis Vaccine (approximate)	100.00
Professional Meetings	50.00
Clinic Attire	300.00
Clinic Lab Fees	155.00
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$3600.00

Junior Year (Second Year)

Textbooks (approximate)	$500.00
Jr. Instrument Kit	200.00
Clinic Lab Fee	175.00
Supplies	250.00
SADHA Dues	45.00
Extramural Assignments	100.00
Professional Meetings	50.00
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$1320.00

Senior Year (Third Year)-Fall and Spring

Textbooks	275.00
Clinic and Radiology Lab Fees	205.00
SADHA Dues	45.00
Supplies	200.00
Class Pin and Photo	35.00
Professional Meetings	50.00
Extramural Assignments (Hotel and Transportation)	150.00
National Board Exam	140.00
Central Regional Dental Testing Service Exam	500.00
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$1600.00

Applications online:
SIUC Application | Program Application | DH Degree Completion Application | or you may stop by our office in the Applied Science Building, Room 18 (across the street from the SIU Arena). You may also call (618) 453-8869, email or write to:

Program Representative-Dental Hygiene
Department of Health Care Professions
College of Applied Science and Arts
Mailcode 6615
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901-6615

Thank you for your interest in our program! We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Contact a program representative to learn more about the Dental Hygiene Program

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