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.
Today, the Oregon Duck is one of the more likable mascots in college football. Itâs also pretty cheerful, looks generally happy and pretty harmless. A perfect mascot, really. But at one point according to The Wall Street Journal, the duck was terrifying.