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.
Alabama football: Ranking the Crimson Tideâs November opponents. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. â Alabama football is on top of college football, again. The Crimson Tide are off this Saturday and will remain ranked No. 1 when next weekâs game against LSU arrives. Hereâs a breakdown of Alabamaâs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) remaining regular season opponents, ranked from easiest to toughest.