{"id":516,"date":"2015-10-08T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health\/?p=516"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:41:25","slug":"spc-dental-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/spc-dental-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC\u2019s dental hygiene program gives graduate dream career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taquisha Watts, a registered dental hygienist, credits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/chs\/\">SPC\u2019s College of Health<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/dental\/\">Dental Hygiene program<\/a> for helping her get the education for the career she loves.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Taquisha Watts\u2019 success story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Start You Success Story: Taquisha Watts\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nh76d_Q0Jpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>I love Dental Hygiene<\/h3>\n<p>Watts remembers how when she was a child she used to be scared of the dentist. However, as she got older, she started getting good reports on her visits and that is when she decided that this would be a career she would like to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting my degree was all worth it because I love my job,\u201d said Watts. As a dental hygienist, Watts gets to work with kids all day.<\/p>\n<p>Watts emphasizes how getting a degree opens many doors. She recommends SPC because it&#8217;s\u00a0a wonderful college and it offers many different career opportunities. Watts\u2019 favorite aspect of the Dental Hygiene program was that she actually got to work on patients. She also credits her professor for being there when she needed help and to encourage her.<\/p>\n<h3>SPC&#8217;s Health Science degrees transform lives<\/h3>\n<p>SPC\u2019s College of Health offers degrees in the fields of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/dental\/\">Dental Hygiene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/hsas\/\">Health Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/hsa\/\">Health Services Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/radiography\/\">Radiography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to SPC, Watts found what she needed to be successful in her field. Furthermore, SPC gave her the skills and the knowledge to be prepared for the real world.<\/p>\n<p>Watts provides significant advice to all students:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation is the key to being successful, and never stop trying to reach your goal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taquisha Watts, a registered dental hygienist, credits SPC\u2019s College of Health and the Dental Hygiene program for helping her get the education for the career she loves. Watch Taquisha Watts\u2019 success story. I love Dental Hygiene Watts remembers how when she was a child she used to be scared of the dentist. 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