Dental Hygienists Are Indispensable!

Dental Hygienists are responsible for helping patients keep their teeth and gums clean and disease free.

They are licensed Health Professionals, Oral Health Educators, Health promoters and much more...

Their goal is to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining optimal Oral Health.

This branch of Dentistry is one of the fastest growing occupations. That is, in part because younger Dentists are more likely to employ Dental Hygienists in their practices so that they can concentrate on patients and more profitable procedures.

With the new advance Dental Treatments, now more than ever people are keeping their natural teeth throughout their life; which creates a higher demand for Dental Health Professional to maintain these teeth.

The training

After college, you can count on 2 years for Associate's degree or 4 years for a Bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene Technology.

Coursework needed:

- Oral Histology and Embryology.

- Pre clinical Dental Hygiene.

- Dental Radiology.

- Pharmacology.

- Clinical Dental Hygiene.

- Nutrition and Oral Health.

- Oral Pathology.

- Dental materials and methods.

- Principles of Periodontics.

- Community Oral Health.

The Dental Hygienists that I know, are friendly, calm and have a reassuring manner. They have excellent communication skills, and are good listener. They maintain a high level of dexterity and have good eyes. They care for their patients and are interested in their welfare.

They love to help you stay healthy.

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Orthodontist is a specialty in Dentistry. They prevent and treat mouth, teeth and jaw problems with braces, retainers and other devices.

Periodontist Is a specialist who treat the gums and the supportive structures of the teeth.

Credentials and Dental Care - This is crucial for you to know if you just move from another State. Where do you go for that?

Dental Schools have Graduate School Degree Programs for you to begin your study and specialty in if you choose to.

Oral-maxillofacial surgeon can do miracle for patients who have been in terrible situations like: Accident, Burns, Dog mauling in the face or deformities.

Endodontist Deals mostly with root canal.

Pediatric Dentist are for infants and children first. They promote Oral Health from infancy through the teens years.

Prosthodontist Does more than replacing teeth. He specializes in the construction of artificial devices designed to replace missing teeth and other parts of the oral cavity of the face.

Dental Public Health Works for the community. They are concerned with improving Dental Health of the population.

Dental assistant are there to help, providing different types of patient care, office duties and lab work.

Dental Technicians are valuable members of the Dental Team. They create teeth after receiving a mold from the patient's teeth.

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