Dental Hygienists
Tasks Include:
- Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
- Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
- Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
- Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
- Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
- Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
- Expose and develop x-ray film.
- Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
- Administer local anesthetic agents.
- Record and review patient medical histories.
- Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
- Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
- Maintain patient recall system.
- Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: +8.9%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$81,400.00
State
$93,600.00
Regional
Dental Hygienists
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Administer oral hygiene care to patients. Assess patient oral hygiene problems or needs and maintain health records. Advise patients on oral health maintenance and disease prevention. May provide advanced care such as providing fluoride treatment or administering topical anesthesia.
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Dental Hygienists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 75.18%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 12.74%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 9%
- Bachelor's Degree = 3.08%
Related Work Experience
- None = 49.11%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 19.77%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.98%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.74%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.40%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 56.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 11.73%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.67%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.04%
On-the-Job Training
- None or short demonstration = 81.01%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 14.55%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.98%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.46%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Dental Hygienists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
- Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
- Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
- Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
- Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
- Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
- Expose and develop x-ray film.
- Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
- Administer local anesthetic agents.
- Record and review patient medical histories.
- Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
- Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
- Maintain patient recall system.
- Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Make impressions for study casts.
- Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
- Remove sutures and dressings.
- Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Dental Hygienists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.75 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
73.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
49.75 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Dental Hygienists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
62.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Dental Hygienists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Dental Hygienists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
90.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
87.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
81.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
79.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
76.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
75.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
74.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
73.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
73.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
71.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
71.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
70.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
70.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
69.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
67.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
66.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
66.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
66.00 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
64.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
63.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
62.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
62.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
61.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
60.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
60.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
59.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
58.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
58.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
58.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
54.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
53.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
51.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
50.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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96.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
95.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
94.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
93.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
91.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
87.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
86.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
85.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
80.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
76.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
73.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
59.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
57.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
55.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
94.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
58.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
100.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
100.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
100.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
99.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
99.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
99.40 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
90.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
87.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
86.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
86.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
82.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
81.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
81.80 | Exposed to Radiation | How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
80.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
79.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
79.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
77.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
74.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
67.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
66.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
65.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
63.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
62.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
59.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
59.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
54.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
53.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $61,510.00 | $81,400.00 | $96,870.00 |
Virginia | $61,250.00 | $93,600.00 | $101,290.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $67,216.90 | $105,209.10 | $111,479.18 |
Bay Consortium | $67,945.88 | $104,064.75 | $109,302.62 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $70,804.69 | $98,415.66 | $104,015.94 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | $76,739.35 | $90,501.74 | $97,376.18 |
Greater Peninsula | $80,725.91 | $85,397.83 | $98,129.05 |
Hampton Roads | $79,826.62 | $85,397.83 | $99,339.87 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $65,452.60 | $79,804.81 | $90,009.52 |
Northern Virginia | $69,170.20 | $105,219.49 | $113,109.52 |
Piedmont Workforce | $72,333.27 | $97,937.98 | $103,069.93 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $60,822.21 | $80,357.26 | $85,054.11 |
Southwestern Virginia | $57,515.83 | $79,804.81 | $84,296.05 |
West Piedmont | $59,512.74 | $81,180.74 | $87,530.78 |
Western Virginia | $69,889.83 | $79,653.20 | $88,773.78 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 214,000 | 233,100 | +8.9% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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