 The role of a qualified dental hygienist is to manage, promote, and educate patients on healthy behaviors. I think hygiene has a great career opportunity. You can go into a lot of different ventures, not only in public and private, although that's great. To get in there, you can also do research, be in education, go back and be a tutor. A new program, Bachelor of Dental Hygiene, predicts a very high employability. There's a big need there, so the dentists have a preferred option to be able to work with dental hygienists to provide care to the patients. Having someone take the time to make patients comfortable and making sure their oral health is taken care of and tying it into systematic health. Being able to make patients realize that and make them happy and proud of their smile, I think that's what I love about hygiene the most.