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Do you have general comments or criti- cism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Hygiene Tribune? Let us know by e-mailing feedback@dental- tribune.com. We look forward to hearing from you! If you would like to make any change to your subscription (name, address or to opt out) please send us an e-mail at database@dental-tribune.com and be sure to include which publication you are referring to. Also, please note that sub- scription changes can take up to 6 weeks to process. Tell us what you think! HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U. S. Edition Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com Chief Operating Officer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com Group Editor & Designer Robin Goodman r.goodman@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor/Designer Implant, Endo & Lab Tribunes Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor/Designer Ortho Tribune & Show Dailies Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com Online Editor Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune. com Account Manager Mark Eisen m.eisen@dental-tribune.com Marketing Manager Anna Wlodarczyk a.wlodarczyk@dental-tribune.com Sales & Marketing Assistant Lorrie Young l.young@dental-tribune.com C.E. Manager Julia E. Wehkamp j.wehkamp@dental-tribune.com C.E. International Sales Manager Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Dental Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Tel.: (212) 244-7181 Fax: (212) 244-7185 Published by Dental Tribune America © 2011 Dental Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Hygiene Tribune strives to maintain utmost accuracy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Group Editor Robin Goodman at r.goodman@dental-tribune.com. Hygiene Tribune cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Dental Tribune America. Dental hygiene jobs: Low stress, underrated, growing in number? News HYGIENE TRIBUNE | OctOber 20112C As “top-ranked” lists tend to do, a recent compilation that includes dental hygienist as one of the most underrated jobs of 2011 has been getting attention on business and job-hunting sites across the Inter- net. The ranking was put together by the employment-resources website www.careeercast.com, under the heading “Most Underrated Jobs of 2011.” CareerCast editors compiled the list by reviewing job-rating data supplied by its site users. Here’s how it describes the positions that its analysis revealed: “They’re pro- fessions that don’t woo people with the high salaries or notoriety, but instead have characteristics that make them especially worthy. For instance, our most underrated jobs typically have median-to-higher income levels, lower stress, lower environmental dangers and lower physical demands. And even in this tight economy, all share one great attribute: a lower than average unemployment rate.” Coming in at No. 9 on the list of 12 jobs: Dental hygienist. CareerCast is better known for its annual listing of the “best” and “worst” jobs of the year. Interest- ingly, dental hygienist was one of only three jobs on the just-released “underrated” list to also make the top-10 best jobs of 2011, coming in at No. 10. Another distinction for the pro- fession in 2011 came with Canadi- an Living magazine’s compilation of “Canada’s 10 hottest jobs.” Com- ing in at No. 4: Dentist or dental hygienist. The magazine reported that “there are currently more job open- ings than there are qualified people to fill them, in both positions.” It also projected that the “industry will continue to grow as Canada’s aging population requires more care, more Canadians enjoy dental coverage, and the booming demand for adult cosmetic dentistry contin- ues (thank you, Hollywood!).” Some reader comments on the Canadian Living site challenge the assertions to some degree, while other commenters enthusiastically concur with the findings. A similar pattern in reader com- ments can be found on the various sites that picked up the Career- Cast ranking. On its site, Career- Cast projects the number of dental hygienists in the United States at nearly 240,000 by 2018, a 36-per- cent increase over approximately 175,000 in 2008. CareerCast scored jobs based on an extensive rating system with- in the categories of environment, income, outlook, stress and physi- cal demands. Making up the list of 12, in order, are: paralegal/legal assistant, accountant, loan officer, market research analyst, software engi- neer, computer systems analyst, insurance agent, dietician, dental hygienist, civil engineer, physical therapist and chiropractor. HT (Sources: CareerCast and Canadians Living) AD By Robert Selleck Dental Tribune America (Photo/www.dreamstime.com)