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Showing 1 to 20 of 103 for “"dental hygiene"”.
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A Survey of Dental Hygiene Program Directors: Curriculum Development and Implementation for the Dental Hygiene-Based Dental Therapist
… related to curriculum development for a dental hygiene-based dental therapist and the question of how external variables affect allied health workforce development and implementation.</p> <p>Methods: A survey instrument was utilized to help identify the relationship between a dental …
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Herbal supplement education in dental hygiene curricula
… education in other disciplines, inclusion in dental hygiene curricula is not reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and extent of herbal supplement education in the 256 accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States. A survey was sent to program directors. …
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Curriculum alternatives in graduate dental hygiene education
… students in the field. The profession of dental hygiene has similar needs. Presently there are only nine programs granting graduate degrees in dental hygiene. More graduate programs are needed to fulfill the future demands for educators, researchers, and practitioners with the knowledge …
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A contract grading system for clinical dental hygiene
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Characteristics essential to a career in dental hygiene
<p>With the increase in the number of dental hygiene schools, and decline in graduating dentists, the potential for an excess supply of dental hygienists could result in increased difficulty for dental hygienists to gain employment. Using a quantitative research design in the form of a cross …
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Service-learning and reflection in dental hygiene education
… Little is known about the use of SL pedagogy on dental hygiene students. SL in dental hygiene is an ideal teaching medium and use frequently; however, few studies have specifically studied if it is being done effectively. This study aimed to increase the knowledge available about SL in dental …
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The Lived Experiences Of Clinical Adjunct Dental Hygiene Faculty
<p>Clinical education is an integral part of a dental hygiene student’s education. Clinical adjunct dental hygiene faculty primarily teach in the clinical setting. Clinical adjunct dental hygiene faculty are often hired for their clinical expertise and may lack teaching experience. The transition …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Educational Intervention of Dental Hygiene Students
<p>Purpose: Dental hygienists (DHs) have a unique opportunity to screen for OSA, but receive limited OSA education within the DH curriculum. This study was conducted to determine if an online educational intervention could significantly increase the knowledge of information relevant to obstructive …
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Evaluating an interprofessional ergonomic intervention for Dental Hygiene students
… an interprofessional education (IPE) module in a dental hygiene curriculum with a dental hygienist (DH) and occupational therapist (OT) teaching and assessing students’ ergonomics.</p> <p>Methods: Students participated in an IPE intervention to incorporate preventive techniques into their daily …
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Clinical Preparedness Amongst Recent Dental Hygiene Graduates: A Phenomenological Study
… is to evaluate the lived experiences of recent dental hygiene graduates’ as they relate to their curriculum preparation as clinicians. Individual interviews of ten newly graduated hygienists were conducted, consisting of seventeen open-ended questions related to their experience with feeling …
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Cumulative trauma disorder in relation to the dental hygiene profession
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Active Learning Principles and Student Engagement In Dental Hygiene Education
Background: A dental hygiene entry-level education prepares students for the clinical practice of dental hygiene. Schools must prepare graduates to think critically and engage in reflective practices. Educators are challenged to engage the learners as there are still transactional practices and …
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Attitudes and perceptions toward Statistics in undergraduate Dental Hygiene education
… of this study was to investigate undergraduate dental hygiene students’ attitudes and perceptions toward statistics.</p> <p>Methods: A single survey, including the SATS-28, demographic, and qualitative questions, was posted on dental hygiene Facebook pages. The survey was posted to gather data …
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Assessing interpersonal communication in Dental Hygiene students providing geriatric care
… development of communication skills between dental hygiene students and the geriatric population. The educational module assessed students’ perceived abilities and confidence in communicating with the geriatric population. Subsequently, a standardized rubric determined if there is a …
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Ultrasonic Instrumentation Instruction in Dental Hygiene Programs in the United States
… scaling instrumentation instruction in dental hygiene programs nationally. Currently, there is no research available defining a consensus of instruction for ultrasonic instrumentation in dental hygiene programs. An email survey was sent to all directors of dental hygiene programs in the …
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DIFFUSION OF TOBACCO DEPENDENCE EDUCATION IN DENTAL HYGIENE: TEN CASE STUDIES
… to gain an in-depth understanding of the process dental hygiene program directors use to adopt and implement tobacco dependence information into their curricula. Gaining a clearer idea of how and why dental hygiene faculty diffuse tobacco curriculum may inform future dissemination efforts leading …
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Dental Hygiene Alternative Practice Models: Preparedness and Confidence of 2015 Graduates
<p>Purpose: evaluate dental hygiene graduates’ perceived preparedness and confidence to practice in alternative settings. Methods: a survey was sent through ADHA to all members who graduated within the last year (2015-2016) with a minimum of one-week work experience. The survey consisted of …
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Determining the Level of Patient Satisfaction in a Dental Hygiene Setting.
… patients' level of satisfaction in academic dental hygiene settings. This patient satisfaction study analyzed the level of patient satisfaction with the dental hygiene clinic at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. The purpose of the study was to determine if there was a …
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An evidence-based faculty development program for dental hygiene clinical instructors
… faculty development program (EB FDP) improves dental hygiene clinical instructors' perceived self-efficacy in clinical teaching. Methods: This mixed methods study utilized the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) to gather data regarding clinical instructors' perceived self-efficacy. …
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