How long does it take to become a dental hygienist?How much do they make?

Answer 1

Dental hygienists are said to make a pretty decent salary, however, the college curriculum is supposed to be quite rigorous while already have taken prereq courses including biology, chem, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology among other ones. The actual hygiene courses include anatomy of the face, head, and neck, cleaning/scaling of the teeth, universal precautions including gloves, masks, sterilizing instruments, special needs patients, bite impressions, x-ray/radiology and other topics. Some programs are associate degree level and some are 4 year. I'm not sure which degree is offered more.

Answer 2

Most dental hygiene programs grant an associate degree, although some also offer a certificate, a bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree. A minimum of an associate degree or certificate in dental hygiene is generally required for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree usually is required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in public or school health programs.

Dental hygienists held about 158,000 jobs in 2004. Because multiple jobholding is common in this field, the number of jobs exceeds the number of hygienists. More than half of all dental hygienists worked part time—less than 35 hours a week.

Almost all jobs for dental hygienists were in offices of dentists. A very small number worked for employment services or in offices of physicians.

Median hourly earnings of dental hygienists were $28.05 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $22.72 and $33.82 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $18.05, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $40.70 an hour.

Answer 3

...after u had your diploma. thousands.