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FONES Dental Hygiene-

http://www.bridgeport.edu/academics/health-sciences/ub-clinics/fones-dental-hygiene-clinic/

The dental hygiene program at the Fones School of Dental Hygiene provides comprehensive dental hygiene care at its new state-of-the-art on-campus dental hygiene care facility from September through May. Services are available to the general public as well as to the University’s students, faculty, alumni, and staff. The clinic operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Thursday evenings between September and May, with the addition of Wednesday and Friday in the spring.

The goal of the Fones Dental Health Center is to assist patients in eliminating and preventing oral disease and in maintaining optimal health. Services include oral examinations, personalized home care instruction, blood pressure screening, X-rays, teeth cleaning, sealants, fluoride treatments, whitening agents and referral. Recommended fees are listed below.

The facility is staffed and supervised by licensed dental hygienists and dentists. Dental hygiene students, who provide dental hygiene care, have extensive education and training and have demonstrated competence in clinical services before being given permission to treat the public. The Fones School is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

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