HD in Dental Hygiene is a higher diploma in Dentistry programme taught at Fanshawe College in London, Canada. The programme runs for 90 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 59,243 per total (CAD 40,281 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Dentistry
Duration: 90 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 40,281 / total
International tuition: CAD 59,243 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Covid-19 vaccination is highly recommended for oral healthcare workers and those working with vulnerable populations. Hospitals, long-term care facilities and some community agencies continue to require COVID-19 vaccines for student placements. Although COVID-19 vaccination is not required to attend Fanshawe College, most of our clinical placement sites require students to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to participate in mandatory placement activities. Students who are not fully vaccinated cannot be provided with a clinical placement for their program, and therefore, will not be able to meet the requirements for graduation. Please be advised that additional COVID-19 shots and/or other requirements may be required by placement agencies at any time. Every effort will be made to inform students as soon as possible if there are updates to pre-placement requirements.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Competitive health-career program. Entry needs an OSSD, an equivalent, or mature-applicant status with at least 65% in Grade 12 English (C or U), Grade 11 or 12 Biology (C or U), Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry (C or U), and Grade 11 Math (U or M) or Grade 12 Math (C or U); MAP4C is flagged as possibly insufficient and MCT4C is suggested for a college-level math. International applicants must graduate from Pre-Health Sciences before being considered — domestic applicants are not held to that, and those short of the prerequisites can take the one-year Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees and qualify by finishing with a 3.0 GPA and nothing below 65% in the listed courses. English at health-career level: IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.5 in reading and listening and 7.0 in writing and speaking, TOEFL iBT 5.5 overall with no band under 5 in reading and listening and 5.5 in writing and speaking (92 on the pre-2026 scale), PTE 65, CAEL 70 with 80 in listening, Duolingo 135, Cambridge English 185, LanguageCert 75. Selection where demand exceeds seats: preference for Ontario permanent residents, application received by 1 February, then achievement in the requirements. Before placement: a police record check with vulnerable sector screening for years 2 and 3, Standard First Aid with BLS-level CPR, evidence of good health, and a placement agreement. Fanshawe also warns that most clinical placement sites require full COVID-19 vaccination even though the college itself does not.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
