It is too late to become dental hygienist?
Asked by carriewhitaker68
I am 35 years old with 2 kids. It is too late to go to school to become a dental hygienist? Even I get in school, is there job for 40 year old HD?

Best Answer:
Absolutely not! I am 37 with three kids and I am in the dental hygiene program right now. Getting ready to enter my last semester of my first year. I am not the oldest person in my class either. Most of my class mates are in their mid to late 20's up to early 30's. The only thing that would make this an issue is if you do not take the chance because you will regret it later. You are not too old. Good Luck.

only if you think it is...
Answered by versantly

it's never too late to learn, learning will never be enough
Answered by Be Yeu

It doesn't matter about your age. I had ppl clean my teeth that was your age. Age is never an issue unless you make it.
Answered by firestar.1981@ymail.com

Are you saying 40 is old? I'm 40.. lol I'm going to go to school for truck driving or LVN ... waying the pros and cons ...good luck
Answered by I love Def Leppard

I'm 51 and I get my diploma in May. It's never too late to improve your life.
Answered by Lorrie D

if you're 50 or above then i would say a little too late. The program only takes 2 years to complete. I was taking the wrong path and wasting a lot of time. I'm 26 now but no degree in hand. Since i was young, always thinking i'll be an engineer one day but it didn't work well. I took some classes at university after i graduated from high school for 3 years (part-time). School keeps increasing tuition and I dont have enough money to pay for it. So I decided to work full time. But not happy with the job due to economy crisis. I'll be getting laid-off soon. If I go back to school and finish my engineering degree, it's gonna take 3 full-time years and the cost some where 15K-20K for tuition fee. So I decided to go for dental hygiene. Go for it. You got my vote :-)
Answered by Eric T