Dental Hygienists

By: Amezcua Eduardo

Arandia Sophia

Lopez Alan

Santiago Joseph

1.Nature of the WorkDental Hygienists check for any “oral

diseases”; they clean/eliminate any

impurities from teeth. They also work with

x-rays & inform their patients on good oral

health (hygiene).

Dental hygienists use a variety of tools,

they use their hands to work on the

patient, but they use powered tools as

well. They may also work with ultrasonic

devices & take/develop x-rays with x-rays

machines.

They do not make, create, nor produce

anything.

2. Working Conditions They work from 2 to 3 days a week.

They work in pleasant environments.

Three good things about being a dental hygienist:

1)the first good thing about this job is that they earn a lot of money

2)They don’t work every day of the week.

3)That you help others so their teeth will get better.

Three bad things about this job:

1)They have to see bad teeth

2)They have to deal with annoying people

3)The job is difficult.

3.Training/ Employment

Associate’s Degree in dental hygiene is

required

Usually 2-3 years to complete training

Ferris State University is an example of where

you can attend

Dental hygienists should be careful & have

good hands, working on the mouth with

delicate tools. Also, you must know how to

work with large machinery & how to

operate and run the machines/tools.

4. Employment Rate

38% Graduated Dental Hygienist get hired per year.

It depends on the economy, if a lot of patients or insurance companies pay for dental work, then the hiring rate will grow.

Job availability is expected to grow by the time I am ready to work in this certain career.

I could get a part-time job and list on my resume that I've worked before. Work at a dental place just to help clean.

5. Earnings

Dental Hygienist get paid in a yearly

salary or in commission

They get paid about 68,250 and rarely

93,820

They get paid 21.59 an hour and rarely

46.29

They get health insurance and retirement

plans

Bibliography: Bureau of Labor Statistics,

U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Outlook

Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, Dental Hygienists,

on the Internet at

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/h

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