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Oral Health Education of Dental Hygienist on Medically Compromised Patients.
… compromised patients which is carried out by dental hygienists in the dental office and comparing the sociodemographic variables with the actual condition of oral hygiene education, this study aims to provide basic research data to improve the quality of the oral health education for medically …
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Factor Analysis for enhancing infection preventing performance level of Dental Hygienist
본 연구는 치과위생사의 감염예방 지식도, 교육경험, 실천도, 조직 관련 요인, 진료 환경, 감염사고 실태를 파악하고 치과 진료실에서 치과위생사가 감염예방을 실천하는데 미치는 요인을 파악함으로서 감염 예방 실천도 제고를 위한 기초 자료로 제시하고자 하였다. 연구 대상은 2005년 10월과 11월에 인천․경기도회와 서울시회 보수교육에 참여한 치과위생사 181명이었다. 자료의 분석은 SPSS WIN 13.0을 이용하여 빈도 분석과 기술 통계 분석, 일요인분산분석, 상관관계분석, 카이제곱 검정, T-검정, 다중회귀분석을 하였으며, 결과는 …
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Adult Socialization and the Self: The Becoming of a Dental Hygienist in a Community College
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:49:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7310053.pdf: 8123474 bytes, checksum: dbbb45a0791f6352cede75342f915ead (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Qatari People
… the ages of 18-72 from Hamad Medical Corporation Dental Department,</p> <p>Public Dental Health Care Centres, University of Qatar, Police and Army Departments, governmental schools, a private dental clinic, and citizens. Participants were asked to complete a self-designed questionnaire titled …
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Vyšetření pacienta v ordinaci dentální hygienistky
… of how the examination at the office of dental hygienist could be performed. In addition, the aim was to summarize and describe the most common diseases in the oral cavity and record a video which would show one of the possible approaches of patient examination. Methodology: The research …
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Predictors of Oral Health Behaviors: Examining the Effect of Patient Perceived Humanistic Attitude in the Context of the Health Belief Model
… condition of perceived humanistic attitude of a dental hygienist in its ability to predict individual's performance of oral disease prevention behaviors. A cross section survey of an intact group of 1,943 full time employees of Old Dominion University was conducted. The response rate was 52% (n = …
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Using Modeling and Simulation to Improve Oral Health Services Delivery in Hampton Roads, Virginia
… the performance of public health district dental clinic in delivering oral health services. Specifically, the following performance metrics were examined: average number of patients' visits per day at a public health district dental clinic; average number of diagnostic and preventive dental …
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Screening the Safety Net
… clinic? During a 6-week pilot study a licensed dental hygienist performed 30 screenings in the community clinic setting. Findings were recorded and coded according to patient’s level of need identified. Pre- and posttest data for patient care factors were attained. Statistical tests showed a …
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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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Exploring The Experiences Of Adjunct Clinical Dental Hygiene Faculty With Peer Mentorship As They Transition From Clinician To Educator
… from clinician to educator involves the dental hygienist creating a new identity as a dental hygiene educator. Insider guidance through peer mentorship may help support and acclimate new faculty during this work-role transition. The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry was to …
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Oral care during pregnancy: an educational intervention
… to see if an educational module provided by a dental hygienist (DH) could increase the knowledge and confidence of physician assistant (PA) students with preventive oral care for the pregnant patient.</p> <p>Methods: A one group mixed-method approach was used in this research. Pregnancy and …
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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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A pilot study: Periodontal risk factor screening tool for certified Diabetes care education specialists
… Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) and Dental Hygienists and the utility of a point of care Periodontal Screening Tool (PST) for CDCES to build confidence in informing their clients on periodontal disease risk factors and providing resources to seek dental care.</p> <p>Methods: This …
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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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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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Improving Dental Care to the Elderly in a Nursing Home
… Health Care District (PHCD) and Apple Tree Dental (ATD) in a team approach to address the current issues of improving dental care of frail and elderly patients in nursing home facilities. The specific aim is to improve dental care of clients at the San Mateo County nursing home facility by …
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Current Radiation Safety Practices of United States Dental Hygienists
… purpose of this study was to determine licensed dental hygienists’ current radiation safety practices.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Data was collected with a 22 item, IRB exempt online survey administered to a sample of 1,500 U.S. dental hygienists who were subscribers of a professional …
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Workplace Bullying: A National Survey of Dental Hygienists
… was to determine if bullying was occurring in dental hygiene employment settings as well as its prevalence in a convenience sample of dental hygienists.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> After IRB approval, 1200 subscribers to a professional dental hygiene journal were invited to participate. …
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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 …