Ou Dental Hygiene Admissions Calendar: Important Milestones and Submission Window
By Elena Rostova
The dental hygiene department at OUHSC maintains one of the region's most selective professional programs. Housed within the OU College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City, with a distance site in Weatherford, the program admits fewer than 50 students annually across both locations. Competition remains intense.
Practicing hygiene now involves advanced clinical assessment, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and complex systemic health screenings. Dental schools report seeing an influx of applicants seeking autonomous healthcare careers without attending four years of dental school. Consequently, the faculty admissions board evaluates coursework rigor far more closely than in previous decades. They scrutinize how many credit hours an applicant carried per semester and whether hard sciences were completed at accredited four-year universities or regional community colleges.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
