TABLE 9
                                         ACTIVE REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN MAINE*
                                         AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK WITHIN ACTIVITY BY AGE
                                                        JANUARY 31, 2004

                                            AVERAGE
                              NUMBER      HOURS/WEEK
                                OF            ALL       PATIENT                                    OFFICE
            ****AGE****    HYGIENISTS*    ACTIVITIES      CARE     TEACHING    ADMINISTRATION    MANAGEMENT    OTHER

                      .        703           28.2         26.8        0.5            0.5             0.3        0.2
            <25 YEARS           34           33.3         32.9        0.1            0.1             0.1        0.0
            25-34 YEARS        187           28.2         27.3        0.2            0.3             0.3        0.4
            35-44 YEARS        236           28.3         26.4        0.5            1.0             0.3        0.2
            45-54 YEARS        192           28.3         26.6        0.9            0.2             0.4        0.2
            55-64 YEARS         43           26.7         25.3        0.2            0.7             0.2        0.3
            65+ YEARS           10           15.0         15.0        0.0            0.0             0.0        0.0
            AGE UNKNOWN          1           32.0         32.0        0.0            0.0             0.0        0.0

         *LICENSED, ACTIVE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN MAINE WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY
          EXCLUDING 36 HYGIENISTS WITH UNKNOWN HOURS IN ONE OR MORE ACTIVITIES.

         SOURCE OF DATA: MAINE COOPERATIVE HEALTH MANPOWER RESOURCE INVENTORY, ODRVS

                                                                         MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                        OFFICE OF DATA, RESEARCH, AND VITAL STATISTICS