Dental Hygiene Programs in Georgia
Georgia has 15 CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs, spread across 15 cities from Albany and Savannah to Atlanta and the Augusta area.
Each program is listed below with its city, address, website and current accreditation status, pulled directly from the Commission on Dental Accreditation's own program directory.
Graduating from a CODA-accredited program satisfies the education requirement for licensure in every U.S. jurisdiction, though how a program prepares you for licensure in Georgia is worth understanding before you apply.
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At a glance
In Georgia
Programs
15
With a program
Cities
15
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
14 of 15
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Georgia
Source: CODA program directory, index dated 2026-09-09. Status terms (“Approval without Reporting Requirements,” “Approval with Reporting Requirements,” “Initial Accreditation,” “Discontinued,” etc.) are CODA’s own.
Reading the Accreditation Status Column
The status shown for each program is CODA's own classification. "Approval (without reporting requirements)" means the program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation." "Approval (with reporting requirements)" means specific deficiencies exist that the program must document correcting within a set timeframe — it is not a warning to avoid the program, just a compliance step CODA is tracking.
The last and next accreditation visit years shown are CODA's own site-visit schedule, not the program's academic calendar.
For anything about admissions, cost or current enrollment, contact the program directly and confirm accreditation status on CODA's own site before applying.
What CODA Accreditation Means for Your License
CODA accreditation is the credential jurisdictions look for when they evaluate a hygiene applicant's education.
Graduating from a CODA-accredited program satisfies the education requirement for licensure in every U.S. jurisdiction.
The National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) fulfills or partially fulfills the written-exam requirement most jurisdictions set, though acceptance of it — like every licensing requirement — is at that jurisdiction's own discretion, including Georgia's.
For the full path from enrollment to license, see our step-by-step guide to becoming a dental hygienist, and for how program length and degree level typically differ, see how long dental hygiene school takes and associate vs. bachelor's in dental hygiene.
After You Graduate: Licensure and Work in Georgia
A CODA-accredited program is the first step, not the last.
Georgia's own board sets the exam, application and continuing-education requirements a graduate must meet to hold an active license, and those requirements can change.
See our Georgia dental hygienist requirements and scope of practice page for what the state itself requires, and confirm anything you intend to rely on with the Georgia Board of Dentistry before enrolling or applying.
Once licensed, our Georgia dental hygienist salary guide covers pay by market, and current Georgia dental hygienist job openings is where to start a search.
Where Georgia's Programs Are Located
Georgia's 15 programs are spread widely rather than clustered in one metro: Atlanta, Dunwoody, Morrow and Smyrna in the metro-Atlanta area; Athens, Augusta, Gainesville and Rome to the north and east; Albany, Columbus, Douglasville, Savannah, Valdosta, Vidalia and Warner Robins across the rest of the state.
That spread means most applicants have a program within reasonable driving distance rather than needing to relocate.
Program details, prerequisites and application cycles vary by institution — contact each program directly to compare.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs are in Georgia?
Georgia has 15 CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs, located in Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Douglasville, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Morrow, Rome, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, Vidalia and Warner Robins.
Each is listed above with its current CODA accreditation status, address and website.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date list — confirm a program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Does a program have to be in Georgia for me to get licensed in Georgia?
No. Georgia licenses hygienists who graduated from any CODA-accredited program, not only ones located in Georgia.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, so an out-of-state program counts the same as an in-state one for the education requirement.
What matters for licensure eligibility is the program's CODA accreditation and passing the required exams — see our Georgia requirements page for the state's own licensing rules.
What does "Approval with reporting requirements" mean for a Georgia program?
It means CODA has identified specific deficiencies or weaknesses in one or more areas of the program, and the program must demonstrate it has corrected them within a set timeframe.
It does not mean the program has lost accreditation or that its graduates are ineligible for licensure — accredited is accredited.
If you want more detail on what a specific status means, check the program's current listing on CODA's own directory.
What comes after I finish a CODA-accredited hygiene program in Georgia?
Graduates typically sit for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and a regional or state clinical exam, then apply for licensure with the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming a dental hygienist walks through that full sequence, and our Georgia requirements page covers the state's own licensing steps.
Is every program on this list accredited?
Every program above is shown with the CODA accreditation status CODA had published for it as of 2026-09-09, the date this directory was last pulled from CODA's own program search. "Approval without Reporting Requirements" is CODA's standard fully-accredited standing; other status terms on this page — such as "Approval with Reporting Requirements," "Initial Accreditation," or "Discontinued" — mean something different, and a status can change after that date.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
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Sourced from the CODA program directory (index dated 2026-09-09). Verified September 2026. Program details change. Confirm accreditation status, admission requirements and costs with the program and with CODA before applying.