Oral Care Professional

Oral Care Professional

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental hygienists clean teeth, examine patients for signs of oral diseases such as gingivitis, and provide other preventative dental care. They also educate patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral health.

Average Salary: $70,210

Educational Requirement: Dental hygienists typically need an associate’s degree in dental hygiene. Bachelor's degrees in dental hygiene are also available, but are less common. A bachelor's or master's degree is usually required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in public or school health programs.

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Do you think you would like to be one?

No because I may have a feeling that I might hurt someone.

dental technician

Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental technicians, also called dental laboratory technicians, manufacture dental prosthetics including bridges, crowns and dentures according to specifications dentists send to them. They work in specialties that include orthodontic appliances, crowns and bridges, complete dentures, partial dentures or ceramics. Dental technicians are also called dental laboratory technicians.

Average Salary: $36,000

Educational Requirement: Although some community colleges and technical schools offer formal instructional programs, most people who want to work in this occupation receive only on-the-job training. In an entry level job one will learn how to do simple tasks like pouring plaster into an impression a dentist has made of a patient's teeth. As one progresses, he or she will learn how to make crowns and dentures.

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Do you think you would like to be one?

No I would not like to be one because I am not use to touching or grabbing inside mouth.