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.
Earl Hudson, owner of Smokey, the University of Tennessee mascot, poses for a photo at his home Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, in Knoxville, Tenn. The bluetick coonhound is number eight in the line of mascots since the first Smokey was chosen at a football game in 1953. (AP Photo)