How math relates to my future career By: christina iacono

In the next couple of years, I plan to have my associates and certification in Dental Hygiene. I am currently taking my pre-requisites and plan to be in the program by September 2016. Math is used everyday and is a huge part of dental hygiene. The most common type of math used are basic calculations. For example: A Dental Hygienist takes x-rays in a persons mouth of their teeth. Each x-ray has a certain price, as does a cleaning; which a dental hygienist also performs. In this case, you would need basic addition to find out how much each patient owes for that specific visit. This is a mathematical situation that a Dental Hygienist would deal with daily.