Oxford College’s Dental Hygiene program received great news this month—its Accreditation has been renewed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC), which will last until 2015.
The renewal came in a letter dated November 30, 2011, from Susan Matheson, Director of CDAC.
Mohammed Wajiduddin, President of Oxford College, said, “We are very proud of the [...]
Ontario’s colleges have experienced their highest-ever first-year enrollment this year. More than 116,000 first-year college students started full-time classes this fall, an increase of more than 20 per cent from five years ago. Meanwhile, the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OAUC) reported 90,029 students entered first-year undergraduate studies in Ontario universities this year.
“In this economy, everyone [...]
Oxford College students once again placed near the top of the list at the January 2011 at the National Dental Hygiene Board Certification Exams. All students needs to pass the exam in order to be licensed as dental hygienists in Canada.
In the marks released last month, Oxford College had 24 of its 27 students pass [...]
Faced with a twelve year wait to get into a dental hygiene school in Saskatchewan, Tammy Hanas decided to pack up and move to Toronto, where she attended Oxford College’s program. “I’m a city girl at heart,” says Tammy, so it wasn’t hard to adjust.”
Tammy graduated from Oxford in August 2010, and is now planning [...]
I came to Canada in 2005 with my husband and two small children for a new start in life. This was a huge transitional change for my family and myself. I decided to attend the dental hygiene program to provide a better life for my family. In the beginning of the program I was thinking [...]
If you asked the faculty members at Oxford College to name one of the more memorable students they ever had, it is likely that many would answer Heba Elhawi. The spirited dental hygiene student was one known as outgoing and fun-loving, and at the same time dedicated to learning her craft.
“I knew this was the [...]
Students and staff at Oxford College are getting used to seeing blue and yellow walls and new classrooms. It is all part of a major new expansion and renovation plan at the college.
“It’s a new fresh change,” says Mohammed Mazharuddin, better known as Mazhar, the new Marketing Director of Oxford College. “We wanted [...]
For Michelle McCrate, the Lead Theory Instructor in the Dental Hygiene program, being able to come back and teach at Oxford College has been a challenge, and at one time she was unsure if she would be able to do again.
The popular teacher was the victim of a hit-and-run car accident in February 2010. [...]
Oxford College has started a Student Referral Program, where current students and alumni can earn a $100 reward for every new student they help enroll at Oxford.
“One of the ways Oxford has attracted so many students,” says TJ Wazeer, Director of Oxford College, “ is through word of mouth. Our students talk about us to [...]
The Dental Hygiene program at Oxford College is making a big change, as a long-time faculty member says goodbye, while the college welcomes back another of its colleagues. Cathy Goldberg, the Assistant Director of the Dental Hyigiene program is leaving Oxford College to take on a new role in York Region’s Public Health department.
Cathy was [...]
