Dental Hygienist

Salary range:

$69,326 – $107,515

Job description:

A dental hygienist cleans teeth, examines patients for signs of oral disease and provides other preventative dental care. They use instruments and ultrasonics to clean and polish teeth, X-ray machines to take dental pictures, syringes with needles to administer local anesthetics, and models of teeth to explain oral hygiene. A dental hygienist sometimes works chair-side with the dentist during treatment.

Work environment:

A dental hygienist may work in a dental office or clinic, like most jobs in dentistry, and usually works at the dental chair with patients.

Training requirements:

A dental hygienist must complete a two-year degree from an accredited dental hygienist program. They are licensed by the State of California Committee on Dental Auxiliaries.

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Training Programs within California

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• Dental Hygiene at Cabrillo College
  Aptos, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Cerritos College
  Norwalk, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Chabot College
  Hayward, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Cypress College
  Cypress, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Diablo Valley College
  Pleasant Hill, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Foothill College
  Los Altos Hills, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Fresno City College
  Fresno, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Loma Linda University
  Loma Linda, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Oxnard College
  Oxnard, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Pasadena City College
  Pasadena, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Riverside Community College (Moreno Valley)
  Moreno Valley, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Sacramento City College
  Sacramento, CA
• Dental Hygiene at San Joaquin Valley College (Rancho Cucamonga)
  Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• Dental Hygiene at San Joaquin Valley College (Visalia)
  Visalia, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Shasta College
  Redding, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Southwestern College
  Chula Vista, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Taft College
  Taft, CA
• Dental Hygiene at University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
  Los Angeles, CA
• Dental Hygiene at University of the Pacific (San Francisco)
  San Francisco, CA
• Dental Hygiene at West Los Angeles College
  Culver City, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Carrington College (Sacramento)
  Sacramento, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Carrington College (San Jose)
  San Jose, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Cerritos College
  Norwalk, CA
• Dental Hygiene at Oxnard College
  Oxnard , CA

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