The April 2025 and August 2025 sessions are full. If you are interested in applying for the 2026 session, please complete the application on the EFDA at UB webpage and you will be contacted when 2026 dates are available. You may also be notified if a seat becomes available in the April 2025 or August 2025 sessions.
April 2025 in person dates:
Friday, 4/25/2025
Friday, 5/16/2025
Friday, 6/20/2025
Saturday, 6/21/2025
Saturday, 7/19/2025
Final exam: 8/2/2025
August 2025 in person dates:
Friday, August 8th, 2025
Saturday, September 13th, 2025
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Saturday, November 15th 2025
Friday, December 19th, 2025
Final exam: TBA
2026 Course dates will be announced in July 2025.
1. The program is a combination of weekly recorded lectures and in-person pre-clinical labs. Each lecture will be followed by a quiz, which must be completed successfully prior to attending the next scheduled in-person lab session.
2. In-person preclinical lab sessions will be held at the University of Bridgeport, 60 Lafayette Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut in the Fones School of Dental Hygiene Clinic located on the 5th floor of the Health Science Center. Attendance at all lab sessions is mandatory. Dates and times for 2026 will be announced in July 2025.
3. Course faculty will be comprised of Fones School of Dental Hygiene faculty and dentists and may include guest faculty for special topics.
4. The total tuition for this course for 2026 is $2700. An online application can be accessed on the program webpage. Applicants will be notified of acceptance no later than January 2026 and will be sent a registration link where a $500 deposit (payable by credit card only) is required to secure the seat in the course.
5. Tuition includes ACADENTAL ModuPro typodont and access to the course textbook.
6. Students may be responsible for pre clinical assignments on their typodont outside of in person labs at UB.
7. EFDA at UB students will have the opportunity to purchase Q-Optics magnification loupes with light for the discounted student rate. 3 month or 6 month 0% financing is available through Q-Optics.