Hygienists are in demand in general dental practices and in specialty practices such as periodontics or pediatric dentistry. They also may be employed to provide dental hygiene services for patients in hospitals, nursing homes and public health clinics.
UA's mascot is an elephant called Big Al.. The name was chosen in the late 1970s in a campus-wide contest. The origin of the mascot dates back to 1930. On October 8, a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama-Ole Miss football game.
The UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham and competed as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). UAB played its home games at Legion Field, which is located off-campus in Birmingham, Alabama. With a capacity of 71,594, Legion Field is the third largest college football stadium in the state of Alabama and the 40th largest football stadium in the United States.