Cohort starts June 30, 2026 · Seats limited

Become a U.S. Dental Hygienist

Conviértete en Higienista Dental en EE.UU.

You already trained as a dentist. Use that expertise now — skip years of dental school and pass your U.S. hygiene boards in a focused 6-week program, with bilingual support every step of the way.

6 weeksIntensive cohort
3 boardsNBDHE · ADEX · Indiana law
EN + ESBilingual instruction
$0Tuition if hired*
Two ways in

Pick the path that fits you

Ready to test this summer, or building your English and confidence first? Choose a track — we'll tailor your prep to it. Elige tu camino.

Track 01 · Starts June 30Limited

Fast-Track Cohort

For doctors with strong clinical skills, ready to sit for boards this summer.

  • 6-week intensive sprint — lecture, lab & practice
  • Live online + in-person clinical sessions
  • Targeted English & exam-vocabulary coaching
Goal: sit the first available Indiana clinical exam — August 6, 2026.
The three boards

Everything you need to pass — covered

A U.S. hygiene license takes three exams. Your prep is built around all of them, from anatomy to scaling to Indiana law.

01 · Written

NBDHE

The 350-question national written board — scientific basis, periodontology, radiology, instrumentation, community health, plus 12–15 case studies across pediatric, geriatric and medically compromised patients.

Discipline-based + case-based content

02 · Clinical

ADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)

The hands-on board: calculus detection, subgingival scaling, pocket-depth measurement and tissue management on the SPTCE, plus the CSCE computer simulation for diagnosis, emergencies and pharmacology.

Lab + manikin practice every week

03 · State law

Indiana Jurisprudence

Indiana's dental statutes (Title 828 IAC), administrative rules, infection-control standards and hazardous-waste handling — an open-book take-home exam we'll walk through together.

30–50 questions · open book

Built for Spanish-speaking doctors

Your skills are ready. We'll handle the language.

Many of the best foreign-trained dentists are held back by one thing — not clinical ability, but English. A dedicated bilingual tutor works alongside the clinical faculty so the boards never feel like a language test. Empezamos donde tú estás.

Board vocabularyThe exact anatomical, clinical and pharmacology terms the exams use.
Patient communicationMock interviews, medical histories and treatment explanations in English.
Clinical writingChart notes, entries and board correspondence with confidence.
Bilingual coachingGuidance in Spanish while you build toward testing fully in English.
$0

The Viva Dental Scholarship

Tuition is $3,700 for the 6-week cohort — but candidates who pass their boards and join the Viva Dental clinical team are eligible for full tuition reimbursement. Pass, get hired, and the program pays for itself.

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