Diploma in Dental Hygiene is a diploma in Dentistry programme taught at Cégep Garneau in Québec, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 11,740 per semester (CAD 286 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Dentistry
Duration: 3 years
Local tuition: CAD 286 / semester
International tuition: CAD 11,740 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Dental Hygiene Techniques is a three-year, six-session technical Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC, program code 111.B0) offered by Cégep Garneau in Quebec City, combining philosophy, literature, English and science courses with specialized dental hygiene training. Students learn to assess a patient's oral condition and its links to general health, take radiographs, perform scaling, polishing and operative dental care, apply preventive treatments such as fluoride and fissure sealants, teach preventive hygiene to diverse populations, and assist with orthodontic and periodontal treatment. Clinical training totals 465 hours across three internships at the college's on-campus dental clinic, complemented by placements in public dental health settings and observation stages in private and specialty clinics, using equipment such as ultrasound units, digital impression systems, intraoral cameras and digital radiology. The program suits students planning careers as licensed dental hygienists, including graduates interested in independent practice opportunities now available under updated Quebec professional regulations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must first meet Cégep Garneau's general collegial admission conditions: under Quebec's Règlement sur le régime des études collégiales, holding a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) from the youth or adult sector, or equivalent training recognized by the college, with conditional admission possible when at most six DES credits remain outstanding, completed in the applicant's first college semester. The Hygiène dentaire programme additionally requires the applicant to have passed Science and Technology (ST) and Environmental Science and Technology (STE), or Applied Technology and Science (ATS) and Environmental Science (SE), from Secondary 4. No French or English proficiency test score is published; the language requirement is carried by the DES's mandatory French and English secondary sequences. The college expects to admit about 42 students in the fall intake, and applies a selection based on the school record only if eligible applications exceed the places available.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec) for programmes starting in 2027: the Fall 2027 intake has a first-round deadline of 1 March 2027, with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027 filling remaining seats; the Winter 2027 intake closes its first round on 1 November 2026, then 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027. International applicants outside France apply through SRACQ from 1 September 2026 and must complete their file by 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, after which no international candidate can be admitted; Winter entry is offered only to French citizens, who may apply until 1 May 2027 for Fall or between 15 May and 15 October 2027 for Winter 2028. Admission is not indefinitely rolling: each round carries a firm cut-off, though later rounds absorb whatever seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
