Dental Hygiene 2009-2010 Estimated Program Cost

Dental hygiene education requires considerable additional expenses, over and beyond tuition, for books, instruments/supplies, materials, board examination, etc. A cost estimate is provided but may not be actual costs and/or is a comprehensive list of expenses. 

Iowa Central Community College Tuition Cost
Resident of Iowa | Non-Resident of Iowa and International

First Semester  
Resident Tuition (17 credit hours) @ $116.00/credit hour   $1,887.00
Student fees @ $12.00/credit hour   $187.00
*DHY-174 Principles of Dental Hygiene Course Fees   $775.00

Personal Protect Equipment

   

A. eye wear, professional shoes

  $100.00
Dental hygiene instruments   $1,000.00
Typodonts   $200.00
Text books (estimated)   $650.00 
Second Semester  
Resident Tuition (14 credit hours) @ $116.00/credit hour   $1,544.00
Student fees @ $12.00/credit hour   $154.00
*DHY-180 Dental Hygiene I Course Fees   $775.00
Iowa Dental Hygiene Annual Session (travel, lodging, registration)   $200.00
Text books (estimated)   $500.00
Third Semester  
Resident Tuition (9 credit hours) @ $116.00/credit hour   $999.00
Student fees @ $12.00/credit hour   $99.00
*DHY-280 Dental Hygiene II Course Fees   $775.00
Text books (estimated)   $450.00
Magnification eyewear   $1,000.00
Fourth Semester  
Resident Tuition (15 credit hours) @ $116.00/credit hour   $1,665.00
Student fees @ $12.00/credit hour   $143.00
*DHY-292 Dental Hygiene III-Clinic Course Fees   $775.00
Text books (estimated)   $450.00
Student Faculty Meeting   $25.00
Fifth Semester  
Resident Tuition (13 credit hours) @ $116.00/credit hour   $1,443.00
Student fees @ $12.00/credit hour   $143.00
*DHY-302 Dental Hygiene IV-Clinic Course Fees   $775.00
Dental Hygiene National Written Examination   $165.00
CRDTS Examination Fee   $850.00
State Jurisprudence Exams, Child Dependent Adult Abuse Course   $50.00
Licensure to the Iowa Board of Dental Examiners   $260.00
Text books (estimated)   $150.00
Other Fees  
Personal Health Insurance    
IDHA Annual Session    
Transportation to class and practicum educational sites

*uniforms, laundry service, lab coats, disposable items, dental x-ray film badge monitoring service and American Dental Hygiene Association student membership dues (SADHA).

Exams Needed For Licensure

National Board Exam
Morning session (8:30-12:00) – 200 multiple choice
Afternoon session (1:00-5:00) – 150 case study questions
2008 – taken at Hawkeye Technical CC in Waterloo
Cost – $165.00

Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) – 1 day
Cost - $850.00 plus site fee ($75 at Creighton, $400 at U of M)
Need to rent cavitron ($85), handpiece ($65)
Motel, gas, food for you and your patient
Some students purchased new instruments

ADEX written test
associated with CRDTS, fee included with CRDTS
Take on your own after receiving packet from CRDTS
Taken on computer at Iowa State University
115 questions, 15 thrown out, 2 hours

Jurisprudence Exam
Taken at Student Success Center
50 questions-paper, not computer
Cost - $27

Child/Dependent Adult Abuse Course
Cost - $5

Licensure cost to the Iowa Board of Dental Examiners
Cost - $260
Every state will require a fee

May meeting
Responsible for your own transportation, motel room, meals
SADHA paid for registration

Above costs are an estimation only