Is there a Dental Hygienist that knows more about the business of being one?
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I spent six years working with the United States Air Force Dental Service. I would recommend applying to your nearest recruiting office if you are in the USA. Not only could you study to train as a dental hygienist, you will get good training in a lot of other areas as well while serving your nation.
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Go to Cigna.com and it should show you a list of dentists in your area that are Cigna preferred providers.
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My mother is a dentist, and they have the same status as other doctors. A dentist performs surgeries, procedures, and must earn a doctorate to practice, just as other doctors.
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A deep cleaning or in some cases, root debridement, instruments such as an ultrasonic are used.  This instrument uses a cavitating motor and water, and get into deep pockets.  Though it may be uncomfortable for some, it is a great method of removing deposits that only a hygienist can remove, leaving you with healthier teeth and gums.  In some states the dental hygienist is licensed to give anesthetic for pain.  Topical ointments are also available.  Just voice this concern with your hygienist and they will make it as comfortable for you as possible.  If the hygienist is not licensed to do this, have them ask the doctor to anesthetize you.  It can make your visit much more comfortable.
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Check with the dental school nearest you.  The students do really good work and are well supervised.  Also, contact the health department in your area... many health departments in the U.S. now have dental clinics.
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contact the british dental hygienist association BDHA they will help you with accurate figures
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I would still say dentists and lawyers.  Doctors only if they specialize.  Investment brokers do very well.\nBut you should be more concerned about finding something that will please you and that you will enjoy doing for the rest of your life.  Money is important but it is not the only thing that counts.
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There was one intelligent person out there that gave me this info. Thank you so much! :)\n\nyes, you can practice dental hygiene in other countries. you must however get licenced by the licencing body of that area. Some will require you to write an exam, for example in canada you must write the national board exam for dental hygiene, then you can practice in any provence, some provences though require you to write their own exam afterwards to practice.\ni am a hygiene student and we have covered this recently, here is what i have for you:\n\nAustralia:\n\nA work permit/Visa is necessary.\nPass a registration examination with a dental board.\nEach territory has its own board responsible for licensing. \nContact the Australian Immigration Depart.:\nhttp://www.immi.gov.au/\n\nNew Zealand:\nContact the Dental Council:\nhttp://www.dcnz.org.nz/\nHygienists practice under 'clinical guidance' — dentist does not have to be on premises at all times for most procedures. \nContact the New Zealand Immigration Services: \nhttp://www.mfat.govt.nz/\n\nThe United Kingdom:\n(England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland )\n\nInformation is available at the British Dental Hygienist’ Association:\nhttp://www.bdha.org.uk/\nThe General Dental Council64 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8DQ, UKTel: +44-171-887 3800 · Fax: +44-171-224 3294 · www.gdc-uk.org\n\nAustria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, visit these websites:\nhttp://www.adha.org/careerinfo/foreign_t...\nhttp://www.ifdh.org/members.shtml...
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Dentists diagnose, prevent, and treat problems of the teeth and tissues of the mouth. They remove decay, fill cavities, examine x rays, place protective plastic sealants on children's teeth, straighten teeth, and repair fractured teeth. They also perform corrective surgery of the gums and supporting bones to treat gum diseases. Dentists extract teeth and make molds and measurements for dentures to replace missing teeth. Dentists provide instruction in diet, brushing, flossing, the use of fluorides, and other aspects of dental care, as well. They also administer anesthetics and write prescriptions for antibiotics and other medications.\n\nDentists use a variety of equipment, including x-ray machines, drills, and instruments such as mouth mirrors, probes, forceps, brushes, and scalpels.\n\nDentists in private practice oversee a variety of administrative tasks, including bookkeeping, and buying equipment and supplies. They may employ and supervise dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental laboratory technicians, and receptionists. (These occupations are described elsewhere in the Handbook.)\n\nMost dentists are general practitioners, handling a wide variety of dental needs. Other dentists practice in one of eight specialty areas. Orthodontists, the largest group of specialists, straighten teeth. The next largest group, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, operate on the mouth and jaws. The remainder specialize in pediatric dentistry (dentistry for children); periodontics (treating the gums and the bone supporting the teeth); prosthodontics (making artificial teeth or dentures); endodontics (root canal therapy); dental public health; and oral pathology (studying diseases of the mouth).
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yes...doctors of dental science (DDS)\n\nsure they are respected, generally pretty highly\n\nand many of them make a pretty good living\n\neven if they had the knowledge to treat other than oral diseases, they would be professionally and legally limited to the treatment of diseases or conditions affecting the oral cavity (mouth)\n\ndentists would not be licensed  to treat systemic diseases or conditions affecting the rest of the body\n\nthen there are the specialist dentists that specialize in treating various oral conditions
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I'm a dentist.\n\nDentists come in one of 10 specialties:\n\n1. General practice - as little of or as much of whatever they want.  But GP's are the primary care dentists.\n2. Endodontics - root canals\n3. Prosthodontics - prosthetics\n4. Orthodontics - braces\n5. Oral & maxillofacial pathology - look at tissue samples under a microscope\n6. Oral & maxillofacial radiology - radiologists of the head & neck.\n7. Oral & maxillofacial surgery - perform surgeries of head/neck as well as tooth extractions\n8. Public health dentistry - absolutely useless specialty\n9. Pediatric dentists - treat the sh*t that we general dentists don't want to bother with, i.e. poorly-behaved children.\n10. Periodontics - treat the gums & bone supporting the teeth.\n\nGeneral dentists are licensed to perform anything any of the above specialties can do.  Obviously, we are not trained for everything.  For example, I do most of my own root canals and most of my own wisdom teeth extractions, while many other dentists refer such cases to endodontists and oral surgeons, respectively.  On the other hand, I am not trained in placing braces, so I refer all of my orthodontic cases to orthodontists.  There are some general dentists out there who do their own orthodontic work.\n\nPersonally, there are way too many specialties in the profession.  Endodontics, periodontics, public health dentistry, and prosthodontists should all be dissolved.
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There is no such thing as a cosmetic dentist.\n\nThe American Dental Association recognizes specialties based on public need, direct benefit from patient care, and distinctiveness from the services of general dentists.  To date, the ADA has recognized nine specialties, as follows:\n\nProsthodontics - restoration and replacement of teeth\nPeriodontics - diagnosis and treatment of gum disease\nOrthodontics - correction of misaligned teeth and jaws\nPediatrics - care for infants and children through adolescence\nOral Surgery - Dealing with problem wisdom teeth, facial pain and misaligned jaws\nEndodontics - Saving teeth through root canal treatment\nOral Pathology - Treating diseases affecting oral and facial regions\nPublic Health - caring for special population groups within communities and institutions\nOral Radiology - diagnostic assessment of diseases of the head and neck\n\nDentists with additional training in these specialty areas can call themselves specialists.  All other dentists are 'general dentists'.\n\nSo to answer your question, it takes four years of college and four years of dental school to become a general dentist.  When one becomes a general dentist, they can begin to offer  cosmetically-oriented treatments such as whitening, bonding, veneers and implants.\n\nThere is an organization known as the American Association of Cosmetic Dentistry.  This organization has developed a test of skills it deems necessary for 'Accreditation in Cosmetic Dentistry'.  If a general dentist can pass both the written and the 'Board of Examiners'  test, and meets the other membership requirements, that dentist can become 'Accredited' by the AACD.\n\nHowever, one does not need to become accredited to offer whitening, veneers and the other services usually attributed to cosmetic dentistry.  And if you wish to promote the cosmetic aspect of a dental practice, that's fine, but you cannot imply that you are a 'cosmetic dentist' or have some superiority over a 'general dentist' when there is no such recognized specialty.  \n\nYou can claim that you are an AACD Accredited member, if you pass the accreditation tests, but the public by and large does not understand the difference.  Most could not tell you the difference between an AACD General Member, Sustaining Member, Accredited Member and Fellow.....but to be a general member, you do not need to have any demonstrated proficiency beyond being a general dentist.
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Go to this website and select your state.  It will give you a list of dental hygiene schools in your state and whether they offer an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree.
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I live in Ohio and make 240/day for a 7 hour day.  In this area it doesn't matter if you are just out of college or not.  As a matter of fact, sometimes hygienists right out of school make more that an established hygienist.  I think hygienists are so excited to make that much money right out of school, they don't ask for frequent raises.  So my advice is get it while you can.  Oh yeah, I work 3 days per week, get retirement (@10%of my yearly salary), two weeks paid vacation, holidays and sick days.  I've been out of school 8 years.
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sounds like you have a good program going on- just add i see my hygienist twice a year and it'd be perfect
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There is a great deal of difference between the RDA (Registered Dental Assistant) and RDH (Registerd Dental Hygenist).   The RDA helps around the office and with patients but the RDH actually works with patients, such as cleaning and X-Raying teeth.  I doubt whether a distance learning option would be workable for the RDH program, because you need to intern with a dentist.  There may be good RDA programs offered through distance learning though.  I recommend that you call a couple of local dentists and ask what training they prefer for staff, or you could try the distance learning resources at http://www.degreeinfo.com .
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That your breath stinks and you need to find an eleventh dentist