{"id":8944,"date":"2024-08-14T15:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/?page_id=8944"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:32:22","slug":"nevada-dental-hygienists-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/about-dental-hygienists\/nevada-dental-hygienists\/nevada-dental-hygienists-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Dental Hygienist Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"hero-69394756478a0\" class=\"component hero hero--basic spacer-b--md spacer-t--no\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row hero__row\">\n\n\t<b class=\"is-style-gradient\"><\/b>\n\n\t<div class=\"col hero__col\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"hero__header h3\">Nevada Dental Hygienist Requirements<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"hero-bottom-6939475647972\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-6939475647e60\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--sm\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" style=\"text-align: left;\">If you\u2019re looking to become a dental hygienist in Nevada, you need to know the specific requirements and steps so can navigate the process smoothly. Just like every state, Nevada has specific guidelines and requirements for dental hygienists, and being familiar with them is your key to unlocking being a dental hygienist.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-693947564817f\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--sm\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"wysiwyg__header\"><h3 style=\"color:#4fc0cf\">How To Become a Dental Hygienist in Nevada<\/h3><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The first step in becoming a dental hygienist in Nevada is to obtain your high school diploma or an equivalent. Before enrolling in a dental hygiene program, you\u2019ll need to complete some prerequisites, and many programs have a minimum requirement for GPA and test scores. Be sure to check your local dental hygiene school for their requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-693947564845a\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--sm\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"wysiwyg__header\"><h3 style=\"color:#4fc0cf\">Dental Hygienist Schools in Nevada<\/h3><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">There are a few CODA-accredited dental hygiene schools in Nevada, this includes:<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>College of Southern Nevada:<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) offers comprehensive dental hygiene education through its Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene program, as well as two bachelor\u2019s degrees in the field.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcc.edu\/dental-hygiene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Truckee Meadows Community College:<\/b><\/a>\u00a0Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) in Reno has a highly respected Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Dental Hygiene program. With only 16 students accepted annually, this program is competitive, allowing students to have individualized attention and a higher quality education.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-69394756486bf\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--sm\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"wysiwyg__header\"><h3 style=\"color:#4fc0cf\">Becoming a Licensed Dental Hygienist in Nevada<\/h3><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" style=\"text-align: left;\">After completing a CODA-accredited program in Nevada, hygienists may register to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Exam. 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