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Curriculum alternatives in graduate dental hygiene education
… for individuals who wish to pursue graduate education in nursing. These options have been created to meet the changing needs of their profession, society, and potential students in the field. The profession of dental hygiene has similar needs. Presently there are only nine programs granting …
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Service-learning and reflection in dental hygiene education
<p>"Service-Learning (SL) is widely used in education today. 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 …
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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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A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs
… purpose of this study was to survey entry-level dental hygiene program directors in the United States to assess their perceptions of dental hygienists with visible tattoos as well as their satisfaction with current program tattoo polices. Methods: After IRB approval, a 14-item survey was …
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Minimized realities: the history of dental hygiene education in Kansas City Missouri at UMKC from 1950-2025 and the transformation of provider identity
This dissertation traces the evolution of Dental Hygiene education and practice in Kansas City since 1950 and situates these developments within the broader global, national, and local history of dentistry. Because dental and other professional schools have long been, and largely remain, …
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Students' Perception of Important Teaching Behaviors in Classroom and Clinical Environments of a Community College Nursing and Dental Hygiene Program
… faculty, and administrators. Nursing and dental hygiene education programs require faculty to teach in both classroom and clinical environments. However, accreditation agencies for these programs mandate licensed practitioners as instructors. As a result, they have little to no formal …
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Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Dental Hygiene Faculty Using Simulation With Dental Manikin Head Devices To Teach Local Anesthesia
… methodology to explore the lived experiences of dental hygiene faculty using simulation with dental manikin head devices to teach local anesthesia. This study aimed to address the gap in the literature given the lack of discussion regarding dental manikin head simulation use in teaching local …
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The Contribution of Peer-mentorship in a Dental Hygiene Program to Confidence in Initial Professional Practice
Dental hygienists are an essential constituent of the public health system. Research related to effective components of dental hygiene programs offers an opportunity to improve public oral health-care across the nation by graduating confident dental hygienists. The confidence of a dental hygienist …
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A contract grading system for clinical dental hygiene
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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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Expanding Interprofessional Learning Opportunities: How Dental Hygiene Administrators And Faculty Perceive Interprofessional Education
… to the intricacies of today’s medical industry. Dental hygienists are underemployed in these teams. This has a direct effect on dental hygiene academia because education is the basis for practice. Interprofessional education (IPE) has been proposed as the strategy to adequately address this …
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Examining Parents Oral Hygiene Knowledge And Their Children’s Oral Hygiene Behaviors
… relationship between a parent’s level of oral hygiene knowledge and the oral hygiene behaviors of their children ages 7 to 17 in the greater United States. The theoretical framework of Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and the Health Belief Model guided the study. Instruments included …