Beoming a dental hygienist - what is the pay like?!

No, it is a male and female role. I know one that did his training and worked in the army and is not now working within a dental surgery.

It is also a university based course so you will need examination results to allow entry. It is well paid and will pay between ￡25 and ￡35 a hour but this will fluctuate according to employed or self employed. In other words the entry point will be about 25,000 for someone straight out of university,

Have a look at the http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/ which will give you more information and remember that nhs pays less than the private sector.