Employment

In 2004, dental hygiene jobs totaled an impressive 158,000. Currently, dental hygienist employment is on its way up. Since multiple dental hygienist job-holding is widespread in the practice, the number of dental hygienist jobs exceeds the number of hygienists. Considering this fact, the dental hygienist career is extremely promising.

More than 50% of all dental hygienists worked part-time in 2004 (less than 35 hours a week). Thus, undertaking dental hygiene as a career is a chance to embrace flexibility and time for friends and family.

Most dental hygienist jobs are located in dentists' offices, although, a small portion of hygienists labor in employment services or physicians' offices.

Dental hygienist employment demands a dental hygienist resume (replete with past work experience and all dental hygienist training) and a cover letter for dental hygienists that includes dental hygienist employment motivation, goals and any clarification of past dental hygienist education, experience or unique skills. There are scores of dental hygienist resume samples on the internet or at a library that can give potential hygienists insight on how to apply to and find dental hygienist employment.

Many of the licensed dental hygienists in the US are currently employed by general dentists who value advanced dental hygienist training and thoroughly fulfilled dental hygienist requirements. Dental professionals such as periodontists, pediatric dentists and endodontists provide work for dental hygienists. It is important to note that endodontic dental hygienists, for instance, boast a substantially richer dental hygienist resume that includes specialized dental hygienist programs and superior dental hygienist education on the bachelor's or master's level.