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Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygienists
teach people how to properly care for their teeth, remove deposits from teeth,
and provide other preventative care. As a result they may have to use x-ray
machines, syringes to administer anesthetics, molding equipment, remove
sutures, and prepare diagnostic tests for the Dentist to examine. To become a
Dental Hygienist you must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and
pass a written and clinical exam. An associates degree will allow you to work
in a Dentists office but some institutions also offer bachelors and masters
degrees in this field. Usually someone with a bachelors or masters would work
in research or teach. Many of the accredited programs require 1 year of college
to enter and offer laboratory, clinical, and classroom instruction.
Daytona Beach Community College offers a
2 year program in Dental Hygiene that requires you to take College
Algebra, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Dental Radiography. As a High School
student preparing to become a Dental Hygienist you should take courses in
biology, chemistry, and mathematics. This area is projected to be one of the
top thirty fastest growing occupations
and a Dental Hygienist usually makes between
$20.46 and $29.72 an hour.
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Image courtesy of Fond Du Loc Cosmetic Dental Center |
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