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.
When you think tide, you think of the sea or some body of water. You don't really think of it as a name for a school's athletic team. Additionally, their mascot is an elephant. How did it come about that they are now known as the Alabama Crimson Tide. Before the tide.