Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gerald Proctor went from being a truck driver to a dental hygienist, and hasn't looked back. (Shane Ross/CBC - image credit) ...

Many occupations in the U.S. are done almost entirely by women or almost entirely by men, according to the Labor Department, indicating that lots of career choices are influenced by a person’s gender.

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Dental hygienists feel ready to practice independently in underserved communities, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene. Enabling hygienists to practice preventive care without ...

In 1974, Air Force veteran Kenneth Boudreaux become Louisiana's first licensed male dental hygienist. Now, after about 40 years in practice, he has retired after treating four generations of some ...

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Patients would sometimes be surprised when Gerald Proctor would introduce himself as their dental hygienist. Wait, a male dental hygienist? Proctor is a rarity on P.E.I. According to the Dental ...