Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Clinic

Dental Hygiene Clinic

Dental Hygiene Fast Facts

Fully accredited since 1963... first accredited program between Colorado and the Pacific Coast.

100% job placement for graduates

100% pass rate on written and clinical exams: National Dental Hygiene Board Exam (NDHBE), WREB Clinical Exam, WREB Local Anesthesia Exam (written and clinical), WREB Restorative Exam

Eleven full-time nationally/internationally recognized professors

ISU Student Chapter of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is 2-time winner of Tom's of Maine Community Service Award. In 2007 students spearheaded a project that provided more than $25,000 in free services to underprivileged children.

First fully on-line Masters Degree Program in Dental Hygiene

Graduates are prepared to practice all procedures legal ANYWHERE in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico

Full-time faculty have a combined total of more than 250 years of clinical and teaching experience

More than 10,000 patient appointments are scheduled in the on-campus clinic each year

Dental hygiene faculty prepare graduates who strive for continual competence, excellence, ethical conduct, and professional responsibility.

ISU Dental Hygiene has transfer equivalencies with Idaho and surrounding states' colleges and universities for non ISU students to easily transfer.

Location

999 Martin Luther King Way
Stop 8048
Pocatello, ID 83209-8048

The clinic is located directly across from the campus library. Parking for patrons is available in the parking lot in front of the Administration building located on 8th Avenue.

Hours

Clinical Sessions begin in September and continue through the first week of December. Hours for the fall semester are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Clinic resumes again in January and continues through the month of April. Hours during the spring semester are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Restorative services are only on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Info

Phone: (208) 282-3282

Services & Fees

Preliminary Exam: $5

Prophylaxis:

  • Adult: $28-$32
  • Children 12 & under: $24

Periodontal Scaling & Root Planing: $18-$23 (per quadrant)

Periodontal Maintenance: $34-$38

Pit and Fissure Sealants/Tooth: $14 (per tooth)

X-Rays:

  • Bitewings: $10/set of 4; $5/set of 2

Full Mouth X-Rays:

  • Adult: $25
  • Children: $12/$25

Panographic X-Rays: $25

Flouride Treatment: $5

Other services included with the dental hygiene therapy at no additional fee are: patient education, smoothing and polishing of fillings, and necessary referrals.

Restorative Services and Fees*

From the 3rd week in October through Springs Semester:

Amalgam (Silver) Fillings: $25-$45

Composite (Tooth-colored) Fillings: $32-$50

*Those eligible for Restorative Services include ISU students and employees.

Payment Information

Payment of fees is requested upon initiation of the services that are associated with a fee. If you are an ISU student, we reserve the right to withhold grades or transcripts until payment for services is received. The Dental Hygiene Clinic is recognized by most dental insurance companies. The clinical receptionist is available to assist you in this matter.

Facilities

The ISU Dental Hygiene Clinic, with its 33 fully-equipped operatories and 6 radiography rooms, serves an average of 100 patients per day—approximately 10,000 patient appointments each year. The clinic's advanced technology includes:

  • Computerized imagery, including a perioscope
  • Digital radiography
  • Remote access terminals
  • On-line coursework

Benefits to Students

The dental hygiene program:

  • operates and maintains on-campus and extended clinical facilities to provide quality oral healthcare to citizens of the community;
  • graduates students with a baccalaureate, entry-level degree who possess the knowledge, values, ethics, and skills to provide optimal dental hygiene care to diverse populations;
  • is sufficient scope and depth to foster students' ability to adapt to the future, provide leadership, and enroll in master's or doctoral level education;
  • cultivates legal and ethical behaviors through professional activities, continuing education programs, and community service;
  • facilitates the development of dental oral health professionals who are able to fulfill the multiple roles of dental hygienists and participate in a dynamic multidisciplinary healthcare system; and
  • contributes to the art and science of dental hygiene through research activities.

Professional Service Contributions

  • State and national professional association activities
  • Scientific research presentations
  • Collaboration with other healthcare professionals
  • Original research endeavors

Faculty & Staff

  • Linda Sward, Clinic Receptionist: 282-3282
  • Kristen Calley, Senior Clinic Supervisor: 282-3379
  • Anne Marie Hauser, Junior Clinic Supervisor: 282-6144
  • Carlene Paarmann, Restorative Clinic Supervisor: 282-3101
  • Dr. Brian Crawford, Supervising Dentist: 282-3289
  • Kathleen Hodges, Department Chairperson: 282-2744