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VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota will begin offering its bachelor's degree in dental hygiene online this fall.
The South Dakota Board of Regents this week approved USD's request to offer the degree through online distance delivery. The request was in response to changing entry-level standards for the dental hygiene profession.
School officials say that such programs are often termed "BS Degree Completion" and likely have a market for students for the next five to 10 years, as the field transitions to the standard of a bachelor's degree from the two-year associate degree.
The school will target those who have already graduated with an associate degree in dental hygiene or who are currently enrolled in an accredited program anywhere in the country.
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