Where the profession of dental hygiene began in 1913


Irene M. Newman (1875-1958)
The first dental hygienist.
The first President of the Connecticut Dental
Hygienists' Association in the early 1900's.

Kristin Minihan-Anderson, MSDH, RDH
Current President
of the Connecticut Dental Hygienists'
Association 2023
Connecticut Dental Hygiene Colleges
Goodwin College
Health Science
One Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118
Web Site: https://www.goodwin.edu/majors/dental-hygiene/
Degrees Awarded
Associate:AS


University of New Haven
Division of Health Professions
College of Arts & Sciences
Dental Hygiene Program
419 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516-1918
Web Site: www.newhaven.edu/4486/academic-programs/undergraduate/dental-hygiene/
Degrees Awarded
Associate:AS-DH
Baccalaureate: BS-DH
Tunxis Community College
Allied Health
Division
Dental Hygiene
271 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032
Web Site: www.tunxis.commnet.edu
Degrees Awarded
Associate: AS

University of Bridgeport
Fones School of Dental Hygiene
Division of Health Sciences
60 Lafayette Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Web Site: www.bridgeport.edu/academics/schools-colleges/fones-school-dental-hygiene/
Degrees Awarded
Associate:AS
Baccalaureate:BS-DH
Masters: MSDH

