6/1/2016

Dental Hygienist
When I grow up I want to be a dental hygienist. I want to be a
hygienist because mouths do not disgust me and you make good money
from being a dental hygienist. A dental hygienist is an ancillary dental
worker, which is a person who provides necessary support to the primary
activities of an organization, institution, or industry and they specialize in
scaling and polishing teeth. Dental hygienists examine patients for signs of
oral diseases such as gingivitis, and provide dental care. They also
educate patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral health.
To become a dental hygienist, you typically need your associates
degree in dental hygiene. You can receive this through academic programs
at a community college, technical colleges, dental schools or universities.
Majority of community colleges take at least 2 years top complete with
graduates receiving an associates degree. Receipt of this degree allows
dental hygienist to take licensure examinations (national and state or
regional), become licensed and to work in a dental office. You could get a
bachelors degree but they are less common. A bachelors degree in dental
hygiene is usually required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in
public school health programs. The classes you would need from high
school are biology, psychology, chemistry, mathematics and speech will be
beneficial in a dental hygiene career.
The median salary of a dental hygienist is approximately
$70,210 a year (recorded in 2012). The average pay an hour is between
$24.00 - $42.00. Over time the pay is usually $60.00 an hour. The work
environment is almost always in a dental office. The job outlook of being a
dental hygienist is employment of dental hygiene is projected to grow 33%
form 2012 2022. That is much faster than the average for all occupations.
The ongoing researches limiting oral health to general health with continue
to spur demand for preventive dental services, which are provided by
dental hygiene.
The job outlook for dental hygienists is projected to grow 19 percent
from 2014-2024. That growth rate is much faster than the average for all
occupations.