It's just politics, isn't it? 1. Question Title * 1. In what state do you primarily practice as a dental hygienist? State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 2. What comments have you heard spoken or uttered by opponents of dental hygiene that make you say, "Give me a break!" Question Title * 3. When you hear opponents state claims against the dental hygiene profession, even when belittling or derogatory comments are made, do you understand their opposition to dental hygiene? Yes, and I tend to agree with their perspective Yes, and I tend to disagree with their perspective No, the derogatory comments affect my ability to understand their reasoning Question Title * 4. If a regulatory body was unable to reach a majority consensus on regulation of dental hygienist, and the deciding vote was turned over to your employer, how would he/she vote? He/she would vote in favor of dental hygiene to enhance the delivery of care. He/she would oppose utilizing dental hygiene to enhance the delivery of care. He/she doesn't care about the delivery of care outside his/her dental practice and would tell the regulatory agency, "Go find someone else to vote!" Question Title * 5. In your workplace, who is the most sympathetic, supportive person to what you do as a dental hygienist? The dentist/employer Chairside dental assistant A member of the front office staff or office manager A non-employee who is very involved with the practice, such as a spouse No one Done