Dental Hygiene Program

NBC24 features the Owens Community College Dental Hygiene Program on Get A Job Monday.

A Dental Hygienist is a preventive oral health professional licensed to provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services to the dental consumer.

The Dental Hygiene Program provides a scientifically current, competency-based curriculum focusing on mental, psychomotor, and affective education, which is essential to become a competent Dental Hygienist. Students also receive instruction and hands-on experience in restorative dentistry, including placement and finishing of dental restorations.

While each state has its own specific regulations governing the dental hygienist's responsibilities, typical services provided in Ohio include: scaling and polishing teeth, taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays), patient screening procedures, applying preventive materials such as sealants and fluorides, taking impressions for study models, nutritional counseling, and teaching oral hygiene techniques.

For more information, call Owens Community College at (567) 661-7206 or go to www.owens.edu.

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[ricardomena45]

i wanna be a male dental hygienist



[sylicone221]

hey will there ever be an alternative to flossing? that would make someone rich

[MateenK]

I don't know why the hell is it so expensive!

[MrrealFrank1]

Where's that school at?

[kmcl11]

@Nali1582 Most nurses dont make that. Rns typically start around 24 an hour. I know one who started at 40/hr but that was yrs ago.

[Nali1582]

@kmcl11 you're telling me Dental assitants do more than any Dental Hygienist and don't get half as much it's really very sad!To Nurses comment it depends what area you are in, I know nurses' that make $80,000 yr.

[WatsonVidz]

I thought extended function applied to dental assisting, not hygiene.

[maseratiRohansmall]

thanks 1000%

[kmcl11]

@fxracngrl1017 I see they clean, some do x-rays and some screenings....what am i missing. Few do fillings....the ones that do are the ones who should be doing 35-40 hr.

[fxracngrl1017]

excuse me? you don't see half of the work a dental hygienst does!