my friend is a dental hygienist, and boy is she living the life... travels somewhere, Italy, Hawaii, Florida, Nashville, etc., just about every other month... makes her own schedule... always going out to dinner, wine tasting, etc... her hubby is a San Jose police officer, retiring within the next five years... sometimes she works three days a week, and other times she works seven days in a row... they live in the lovely Morgan Hill...
Maybe it is the area.