When choosing a legal guardian, consider these factors: The guardian must be of legal adult age in your state (usually 18) Be sure that the legal guardian has a genuine interest in your children's welfare. The legal guardian must physically be able to fulfill the responsibilities. The legal guardian must have enough time to care for your children.
Entry requirements. Before you can work as a dental hygienist, you would need to take one of the following General Dental Council (GDC) approved courses: 1  a foundation degree in oral health science. 2  a diploma of higher education (DipHE) in dental hygiene, or dental hygiene and dental therapy.ou would also give treatments to patients. You would use a range of dental instruments to: 1  remove plaque. 2  clean and polish teeth to help prevent gum disease. 3  apply antibacterial treatments to reduce decay.
Education. Dental hygienists typically need an associateâs degree in dental hygiene. Bachelor's degrees in dental hygiene are also available, but are less common. A bachelor's or master's degree is usually required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in public or school health programs.34,750. The median annual wage for dental hygienists was $70,210 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,540, and the top 10 percent earned more than $96,280.