How is it that dental heigenists make just as much as a nurse or more? also can you give me info on the career

I really want to know about the dental hygienist career. I heard they make just as much (if not more) money than a nurse! How can that be? Also what schooling do you need for that? I really wanted to get my bachleors degree but I thought you could only get your associates to become a dental hygeinist?





Can someone please give me some info?!

How is it that dental heigenists make just as much as a nurse or more? also can you give me info on the career
I'm a dentist.





Hygienists are grossly overpaid for their level of education and level of responsibility for patient care. Despite this, however, they are extremely useful to have in a dental practice, as they perform the tasks we doctors absolutely hate doing ourselves.





I would imagine, though, that a hygienist's income has a lower ceiling than a nurse's, though. On the other hand, a hygienist will never have the same level of responsibility as a nurse, nor will they ever work as many hours. So in that regard, hygienists receive better compensation per hour than most nurses.





Hygiene education is organized much like nursing. the RDH degree can be acquired either as part of a four-year bachelor program, or from a two-year program after receiving your bachelors degree.

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