- Address:
- 425 Fawell Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Phone:
- (630) 942-2482
- Website:
- http://www.cod.edu
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- Company Information:
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A dental hygienist is a licensed, preventive health care professional who provides an array of dental professional services. The dental hygienist furnishes educational, clinical and therapeutic services and promotes total health through the maintenance of optimal oral health.
Dental hygienists are employed in many different clinical and professional settings:
• Private practice settings (general practice, periodontal practice, pediatric practice, veterinary dental practice/hospital)
• Hospital and long-term care facilities
• Public health departments
• Schools
• Educators (dental hygiene programs, dental assisting programs and dental schools)
• Business and/or industry (sales representatives, new product development and/or research, marketing and advertising, consulting)
• Correctional facilities
• Health maintenance organizations
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