La Cité Collégiale offers HD in Hygiène dentaire, a higher diploma in Dentistry programme in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,853 per semester (CAD 1,698 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Dentistry
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,698 / semester
International tuition: CAD 6,853 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Ce programme prépare à une carrière en soins de la bouche par des connaissances théoriques et pratiques liées à la prestation de soins buccaux thérapeutiques : évaluation de la santé buccale, prise de radiographies, établissement et mise en œuvre de plans de traitement, détartrage et polissage des dents, application d'agents anticarie et instructions d'hygiène buccale. La formation développe les aptitudes propres à l'exercice de la profession selon les normes nationales et provinciales et rencontre les exigences de la loi ontarienne de 1991 réglementant la profession d'hygiéniste dentaire. Des stages obligatoires auprès d'une grande diversité de clients, en laboratoire et en milieu de stage, font partie du programme.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Highly competitive quota programme: files are assessed from 1 February and offers go out by mid-February; where eligible applicants outnumber the seats at 1 February, ranking is on school test results and/or secondary-school marks with priority to Ontario residents, and students transferring directly from Présciences de la santé also get priority. Domestic entry — Ontario: OSSD or a Canadian equivalent, or at 19 or over satisfactory scores of 250 in reading comprehension and 250 in numeracy, plus Biology SBI3C or SBI3U, Chemistry SCH4C or SCH3U, and French FRA3C or FRA3U (or the reading-comprehension test). Quebec: Biology ST 055404, STE 058404 or Biologie 534, Chemistry 051504 or Chimie 534, French 132406 or the reading test. New Brunswick: Biology 53411, Chemistry 52311, French 10331 or the reading test. Applicants who did not complete their secondary schooling in French will be asked to sit a French proficiency test. Working English is expected because of the classroom texts and because placements are mostly in Ontario. Before the start of the year: an up-to-date immunisation record and a level-C standard first aid and CPR-AED certificate (16 hours) valid for the whole programme; written proof of no criminal record is required to take part in placements. La Cité also warns that back problems or arthritis, and sensitive skin or common contact allergies, can be aggravated by the work, and that international students who have not paid their tuition in full lose their seat because places are limited. Classes and placements can fall on days, evenings and weekends. La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026, does not list this programme, so it is not open to international applicants.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts in autumn (September) — La Cité lists no other intake for this programme.
Application Deadline:Fixed deadline — La Cité lists this as a highly competitive (quota) programme. Domestic applications must be in by 1 February for the September intake: for September 2026 entry the college set 1 February 2026 as the deadline and sent admission decisions by mid-February 2026. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry the online application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date. Files are ranked on the strength of the academic record, and under ministry direction priority goes first to Ontario residents and then to residents of other provinces and territories — meeting the minimum requirements does not secure a place. La Cite's highly competitive table excludes international applications from this selection round. International applicants: this programme is not on La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026 - the college's complete list of the programmes international students may be admitted to - so it is not open to international applicants. Choose a programme that table lists before paying the non-refundable CAD 350 international application fee.