Dental Therapy

Skagit Valley College ETPL
Dental Therapy (DT) dxxaybus (pronounced as dahf-hi-ya-boos) is a Lushootseed phrase that translates as a Place of Smiles. The Dental Therapy program (dxxaybus) was created to increase access to quality, culturally responsive providers who are oral health advocates in their communities. The expectation is that graduates of the Dental Therapy (dxxaybus) program will be skilled clinicians who practice with confidence, and value the patient/provider relationship. Graduates will have learned to treat all individuals with respect, and value the importance of life-long learning. NOTE: dxxaybus Dental Therapy is a self-supporting program. Please note that per credit tuition differs from the state tuition rate.

Financial information

Total tuition

$20,453.80

Total required fees

$2,152.50

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Mount Vernon, Swinomish Dental Clinic - La Conner

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

2 Years

Length of training

Associate

Award type

155

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

AAS

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

N/A

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certified/licensed through regional certification/licensure boards.

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Top industries for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.