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Dental hygiene programs in Utah

3 dental hygiene programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these dental hygiene programs, and Utah has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Dental hygienists check patients for signs of gum and mouth disease and give preventive care such as cleanings. Most have an associate degree in dental hygiene, some a bachelor's, and every state requires a license, in most states a degree from an accredited program and passed written and clinical exams.1 In every state, the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination counts fully or partly toward the written exam needed for a license.2

In Utah, 1 of the 3 programs asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 3 programs here are dental hygiene (associate degree, 1 program), dental hygiene program (level not stated, 1 program) and dental hygiene (bachelor's degree, 1 program).

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How much do dental hygiene programs cost in Utah?

Two-year degrees (1 program)
$19,172the one with a price
Bachelor's degrees (1 program)
$45,096the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Utah's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Utah may also offer dental hygiene programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental hygiene programs in Utah?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 dental hygiene programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Dental hygiene (associate degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Dental Hygiene Hygienist

    Weber State University

    Ogden

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Weber State University, OgdenDental hygiene (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$21,000
    Price if you pay yourself$19,172

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Weber State University
    More details about Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Weber State University
    Finished
    57%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,240
    Length
    100 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,000
    Students counted
    215
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $19,172
    students trained with WIOA funding
    10
    Program website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Weber State University

  • Dental hygiene program (level not stated)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Hygiene Hygienist

    Fortis College

    Salt Lake City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fortis College, Salt Lake CityDental hygiene program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$59,733

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Fortis College
    More details about Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Fortis College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    120 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,522
    Students counted
    80
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $59,733
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    School website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Fortis College

  • Dental hygiene (bachelor's degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Dental Hygiene Hygienist

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus

    St. George

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus, St. GeorgeDental hygiene (bachelor's degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$45,096
    School website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    More details about Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    128 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    58
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $45,096
    School website, Dental Hygiene Hygienist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus

How to pay for dental hygiene programs in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for dental hygiene programs in Utah

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for dental hygiene programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for dental hygiene programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Dental hygiene programs in Ogden, Salt Lake City, St. George and other Utah cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Utah

How dental hygiene programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Utah

Where the Utah dental hygiene program numbers come from

Which Utah dental hygiene programs are on this list?

These are the dental hygiene programs Utah approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah dental hygiene programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about dental hygiene programs in Utah

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Hygienists
  2. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations: National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List