Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

No, all courses are taught from SUNY Canton’s distant campus in Rome, NY. The general education courses are offered at MVCC’s Rome campus or online through SUNY Canton’s course management system.

I am afraid not. The dental hygiene lectures are linked to the clinical courses so you can apply the information when providing patient care in the clinical situations. You can choose to take the general education courses, such as English, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Psychology, Sociology and Cultural Anthropology nights and weekends. However, once you are accepted and matriculated into the dental hygiene program you will be required to complete the dental sciences scheduled for each semester during the assigned semester.

Yes, it is since we receive 85-100 applications each year. We can only accept a cohort of 24 students each fall due to the limited space in the hygiene clinic. The department has developed a ranking form to determine which of those 24 students are offered acceptance.

No, as the name implies these are pre-requisite courses which means the courses must be completed before your application can be considered. You must fulfill all math, biology and chemistry pre-requisites before your application will be considered.

We only accept one cohort of students each year. Acceptance letters are mailed in the spring and students begin classes in August of each academic year.

No, we do reserve seats for students from year to year. All applicants are reviewed and ranked each February. Applicants that are not admitted are encouraged to take general education courses such as Anatomy & Physiology as well as Microbiology to make them more competitive and qualified for admission the following year. Depending upon their credentials and GPA they may also be offered admission into the "dental hygiene select" program. Students enrolled in the dental hygiene select program who maintain a 3.0 GPA will be offered first acceptance into the Rome program the following academic year.

We offer a Dental Hygiene Select program that will still allow you to receive an associate degree in dental hygiene. Click here for details.

No, not at this time. Our students generally find housing at one of the area apartment complexes in Rome. There are 2-3 of them within a 5 mile radius of our teaching clinic and MVCC’s Rome campus. They are all within close proximity to a Price Chopper, Eckard Drugs, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Dollar Store, Post Office and a small shopping center.

Yes, this is a 71 credit hour science intensive program. It is a time consuming program that demands a great deal of study time above and beyond the classroom. In addition to completing reading and homework assignments you will need to set aside some time for practicing your instrumentation skills on a typodont. Our most successful students are structured and organized individuals with a strong desire to succeed. You cannot coast through this program.