Hygienists are in demand in general dental practices and in specialty practices such as periodontics or pediatric dentistry. They also may be employed to provide dental hygiene services for patients in hospitals, nursing homes and public health clinics.
UA's mascot is an elephant called Big Al.. The name was chosen in the late 1970s in a campus-wide contest. The origin of the mascot dates back to 1930. On October 8, a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama-Ole Miss football game.
Adoption of the Alabama State Bird. The bill to make the yellow-hammer the official bird of Alabama was introduced in the Alabama Legislature by Representative Thomas E. Martin of Montgomery County. The yellow-hammer became the official bird of Alabama when the legislation was signed by Governor David Bibb Graves on September 6, 1927.