What is the average salary for a dental hygienist? On a national level, the median hourly wage for a dental hygienist in 2012 was $33.75 and the median annual salary was $70,210. In Oregon, the average hourly wage for a dental hygienist in 2014 is $38.83 and average annual salary is $80,770.ost dental hygienists work in clinical practice where they typically treat one patient each hour during an eight-hour day. Many dental hygienists choose to work 3-4 days per week and they may work in more than one dental office.
cereal. 1  any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. 2  the grain itself. 3  some edible preparation of it, especially a breakfast food. 4  of or relating to grain or the plants producing it.
A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops.