Diploma in Dental Hygiene Technology is a diploma in Dentistry programme taught at Cegep de Matane in Matane, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,480 per year (CAD 0 per year for local students).
This technical Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) in Dental Hygiene Technology at Cégep de Matane runs over three years and trains students in oral-health assessment, preventive education, and clinical dental-hygiene procedures. Coursework covers anatomy, microbiology, pathology, radiography, periodontics, operative dentistry, and prosthodontics, building toward the prevention of oral disease and the promotion of good oral health. Clinical training takes place in an on-campus school clinic under professional supervision, and students progress through three internship placements that move from familiarization with clinical routines to more autonomous practice, covering instrumentation, radiography, and direct patient care. Admission requires a secondary school diploma with specific science prerequisites, and the program is not open to international students. The program suits students interested in direct patient care within oral health. Graduates typically work as dental hygienists in private dental clinics, public health settings, schools, or research centres, and the college notes that graduates may enter Université Laval's Nursing Science program directly without additional prerequisites.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Hygiene dentaire (111.B0) requires Cegep de Matane's general collegial admission conditions (a Quebec DES, an equivalent DEP with the required French, English and mathematics units, or equivalent training/experience) plus a secondary-4 science pairing: either Science et technologie (055-444) with Science et technologie de l'environnement (058-404), or Applications technologiques et scientifiques (057-416) with Science et environnement (058-402). Because places are limited, the strength of the academic file is used as a selection criterion when applications exceed spaces. The program is not open to international applicants. No minimum grade or average, English- or French-language test score, portfolio, or interview is stated beyond the science prerequisite and file-based selection; graduates must subsequently join the Ordre des hygienistes dentaires du Quebec to practise.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (sracq.qc.ca): for the Fall 2027 (August) intake the college holds four admission rounds closing 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, later rounds admitting only while seats remain, and for Winter 2027 (January) entry rounds close 1 November, 1 December 2026 and 1 January 2027. International applicants for the Fall 2027 intake must apply by 1 February 2027 if they hold a citizenship other than French, or by 1 May 2027 if they are French citizens; a Winter 2027 start is open only to French citizens in select programmes, with applications due 15 October 2026. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
