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Admission Factors

DENTAL HYGIENE

  • Bilingual ability
  • Hometown or county of residence that has been desig­nated a medically underserved and/or health professions shortage area, with particular emphasis on South Texas
  • Employment history, especially as it occurred simultane­ously with undergraduate academic preparation
  • Public/community service in volunteer-related areas
  • Awards and honors
  • Experience in providing health care-related services, e.g., prior military training and experience, other health related fields, dental assisting experience
  • Graduation from another accredited health care-related curriculum
  • References or recommendations
  • Race/ethnicity
  • Knowledge of and preparation to enter the profession of dentistry gained through observing or volunteering in a dental practice
  • Communication skills
  • Future professional goals
  • Previously selected as an alternate for the UT Health Science Center dental hygiene program
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