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Professor Amy Coplen, the director of Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s School of Dental Hygiene Studies, was named the University of Michigan’s 2022 Dental Hygiene Alumna of the Year Award .

Rosalie Goode ’15 became a dental hygienist through Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s School of Dental Hygiene. Now, thanks to a statewide pilot program at Pacific, she has become the first licensed member of a new cohort of mid-level dental provider in Oregon. 

GradRates says value of Â鶹ӰÊÓ's underÂ鶹ӰÊÓ degree in dental hygiene makes it No. 1 in the nation.

Pacific's dental hygiene program has always been on the forefront of it's field, thanks in part to the leadership of founding director Lisa Rowley. Today, Rowley remains a generous supporter of dental hygiene students, and the school is piloting innovations in dental care.

Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s School of Dental Hygiene Studies will participate in a pilot project to help determine the feasibility of adding a dental therapist to a patient’s dental care team. Dental therapists can perform many of the preventive treatments of a dental hygienist and some of the procedures a dentist provides, but do not hold doctorates in dentistry.

At Pacific, caring for student-athletes is a community affair. Before any football players stepped onto Ledbetter Field for practices, they received care from dental hygiene and optometry students. 

Dental hygiene degree leads to career in public health, policy and service.

Countless Â鶹ӰÊÓ students and alumni have committed their lives to the service of their country with the U.S. Armed Forces.