Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene Inc. is a private dental hygiene training college in New Westminster, British Columbia, that opened in 2005.
Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene Inc. is located at 1205 6th Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3M 2C1, Canada. The college was founded by practicing dental professionals, including a dental hygienist and a dentist, and opened in the winter of 2005. Its mission is to provide a learning centered environment enabling individuals to develop personal and professional success through high standards of current comprehensive dental education.
The Dental Hygiene Program can be completed in 18 months and aspires to be a leader in dental hygiene education, cultivating highly skilled, compassionate, and ethical professionals. The college has an articulation agreement with Thompson Rivers University, and upon graduation students will be granted transfer credits towards a Bachelor of Health Science Degree. The college states it has an excellent faculty to student ratio.
The college's educational facility is 20,000 square feet. It includes a dental clinic with 11 chairs with x-ray units and a pre-clinic lab with 26 mannequin head stations. Listed facilities also include a reference library, computer lab, classrooms, a student lounge and locker area, staff lounge and administration offices, a lunch area, and 34 parking spaces.
Admission is by standard application with a mandatory pre-admission exam and interview. The college is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada and designated by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU).