{"id":104,"date":"2018-08-20T08:41:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/dental-hygiene\/welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:51:16","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/dental-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left\">NAU Department of Dental Hygiene<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) has been recognized nationally for excellence in educating dental hygiene professionals since its establishment in 1973. It remains the only program in Arizona that awards a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene upon successful completion.<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/dental-hygiene\/bachelor-of-science-in-dental-hygiene\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580 size-square-image-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/20190926_Dental_Hygiene_20190926-44-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/20190926_Dental_Hygiene_20190926-44-600x600.jpg 600w, 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