Dental+hygienist


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Job Description: Dental Hygienist are trained to evaluate a patients dental health. This consists of x-rays, cleaning teeth, applying florins and sealants. They provide patients with good dental hygiene habits with advice in using appropriate tooth brushes and pastes. This requires a thorough knowledge of subjects like anatomy, physiology, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and periodontics (the study of gum diseases). They influence dental flossing and information about diseases that can have an affect on your teeth. They also make molds for crowns and dental prosthetics. A dental hygienist can practice in public health agencies, hospitals, school systems and nursing homes, apart from private clinics. =====

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Educational Requirements:People need to be at least eighteen years or older, have to have a high school GED with a 70 or above GPA, and achieved satisfactory college entrance exam scores. There are around 300 accredited schools for dental hygiene. Most of these grant an associate's degree as well. A few offer just a certificate. Some offer a bachelor's or master's degrees. An associate degree is usually required to work in a dental office, while a higher degree is needed to work in such settings as public school programs, clinics, research facilities or to teach dental hygiene. =====

Colleges or Universities Programs of Study:
 ====Penn Foster Career School====  ====Remington College====   ====Brown Mackie College====   ====Charter College====   ====Remington College====   ====Brown Mackie College====   ====Anthem College====   ====The Bryman School====   ====Kaplan College====   ====Carrington College====   ====Remington College====   ====Everest College====  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1b0e0e; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ====Anthem College====  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1b0e0e; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ====UEI College====  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1b0e0e; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Kaplan College  ===== =====

<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Professional Organizations

 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">American Dental Hygienists' Association =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">Texas Dental Hygienists' Association =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">American Dental Association =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">Texas Dental Association =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">Austin District Dental Hygienists' Society =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">International Federation of Dental Hygienists =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">Oral Cancer Foundation =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">National Maternal Child Oral Health Resource Center =====
 * =====<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;">Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures =====

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<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Salary Range: The yearly average dental hygienist salary is $67,860 or $32.63 an hour. There are those that earn as low as $44,900 to as high as $92,860 annually, with a median of $67,340 a year. =====

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<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Future Job Outlook: As the population in the United States of America is increasing, the need for health care is increasing, especially in the dental health area. There are fewer dentists than there are dental hygienist meaning there are well more openings for this job =====

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<span style="color: #1b0e0e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Personal Thoughts of the Page Author: I would enjoy this job because i would like to make peoples smile look nicer and help people with their dental issues. Its something that has always interested me. =====

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