Academic calendar
Dental Hygiene Program (continuous program structure) runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Dental Hygiene Program (continuous program structure)Relevant now
Campus language
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C
- CDHO
- College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, the provincial regulatory body students must register with to practice.
- Clinicals
- Practical sessions where students work directly with patients to develop hands-on skills.
H
- HARP
- Healing Arts Radiation Protection, a certification required for students to operate X-ray equipment in Ontario.
N
- NDHCB
- National Dental Hygiene Certification Board, the organization responsible for the national qualifying exam.
O
- ODHA
- Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, the professional association offering student memberships and resources.
P
- Pre-clinic
- The initial phase of training where students practice on mannequins (typodonts) before seeing real patients.
T
- The Boards
- The NDHCB national certification exam taken by students at the end of their program.
U
- Unit
- A student's assigned dental chair and equipment station within the clinic.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Client Recruitment
- The requirement for students to find and schedule their own patients for clinical requirements.
- Clinic Manual
- The essential guidebook outlining protocols, sterilization procedures, and evaluation criteria for the TCDHA clinic.
- Scrubs
- The mandatory uniform required for all students during clinic and classroom hours.
- student_lunch_area
- Student Lunch Area
- The Clinic
- The on-site dental facility where students perform practical training on public clients.
- TTC
- The Toronto Transit Commission; students typically reach campus via the 117 Alness or 105 Dufferin North buses from Sheppard West Station.
- Vanley
- The common name for the campus based on its location at 28 Vanley Crescent.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Dental Hygiene Program (continuous program structure) runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 7 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.