CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
by hygienists, for hygienists
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Registered Dental Hygienists are essential members of collaborative care, ensuring comprehensive, patient-centered health solutions. The Oral Systemic Educator Certificate ProgramTM is our foundational, self-paced online course, taught by 16 of our industry's most specialized instructors. This program is the only one that has achieved accreditation through the ANSI National Accreditation Board in all of dentistry, across the globe. It provides an overview of the oral-systemic science of multiple areas of medicine and offers 34.5 AGD PACE credit hours. Distinguish yourself among your peers as a Healthcare Hygienist who focuses on oral systemic health versus dental health alone.
*We recommend completing this program first if you are new to us. It is built for the clinical, non-clinical or hybrid hygienist. It is foundational knowledge every hygienist should have at their disposal.
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Trish Mooradian, BSDH, RDH, CH-OSE
This self-paced, on-demand Oncology Certificate Program for RDHs TM will provide a registered dental hygienist with 18 AGD PACE credit hours and an in-depth review of implications cancer treatment can have on the oral cavity and how to serve as an oral health advocate on multidisciplinary oncology teams; for both adult and pediatric patients. Upon completion of this program, students will be more confident caring for oncology patient's oral health, speaking to and educating oncology providers, and working within integrated care teams, helping hygienists rise as much needed oral health experts in oncology. Oncology treatment facilities need you!
*Completing the Oral Systemic Educator Certificate Program first is recommended, but not required.
Conducting a Thorough Head, Neck, Oral & Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening Utilizing The Cotten Method™
This mini-program (3.5 AGD PACE credit hours) is designed to examine the components of a comprehensive head and neck evaluation and increase confidence in performing this critical life-saving procedure. This course is based on the four science-based pillars of screening in The Cotten Method™ of screening; etiologies, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and the visual and tactile, extraoral, and intraoral evaluation. This course will demonstrate why the four pillars are essential in a comprehensive screening.
*This program is open to hygienists, dental therapists, and dentists.
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Slated for Early 2025
NNHH is excited to announce a new collaboration with Jessica Havens and Deb Daniel, founders of "Beyond Dental Hygiene." These ladies have blazed themselves a career pathway in healthcare administration and are developing a certificate program that will include program development, project management, knowledge translation and more. This topic is in high demand so join the waitlist to gain priority enrollment and save on tuition.
*Completing the Oral Systemic Educator Certificate Program first is recommended, but not required.
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Slated for Fall 2025
NNHH is excited to announce a new collaboration with our first certificate holder in oncology, Rebecka Clark! She is the founder of the Orofacial Recovery Institute, and the pioneer of the modality. She has fused her knowledge as an RDH, licensed massage therapist, and myofunctional therapist to create a brand new interprofessional career pathway. Join the waitlist to receive details on the program as soon as they are available, plus priority enrollment and early bird discounts.
*Completing the Oral Systemic Educator Certificate Program first is recommended, but not required.
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