To all prospective dental hygiene students:

Thank you for your inquiry in the Northern Virginia Community College/Germanna Community College Joint Venture Dental Hygiene Program.  

This program is an expansion of the Northern Virginia Community College Dental Hygiene Program located in Springfield, Virginia.   The program consists of a combination of traditional and distance learning modalities.   The curriculum is designed to prepare selected students to serve in a dynamic and growing health profession as valuable members of the Dental Health team.   The Program is also designed to accommodate those students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete the baccalaureate degree in a health-related field.

Graduates of this Joint Venture Dental Hygiene Program will receive an Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene from Northern Virginia Community College.   After successful completion of the program and National and Regional Dental Hygiene Board Examinations, the student will be eligible for licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist (R.D.H.).

For further information on specific courses and general admissions requirements, please click here or refer to the current Northern Virginia Community College Catalog.   A copy of the catalog is located in the Germanna Community College library.   Dates and times for advising students interested in applying for admission into the Dental Hygiene Program can be obtained from the Germanna Community College Local Coordinator at (540) 727-3132.

Applications for admission will not be accepted until February 2006.

Sincerely,

Misty Sissom, RDH, BSHS

Local Coordinator  

NVCC/GCC Joint Venture Dental Hygiene Program