California Dental Hygiene Educators' Perceptions of an Application of the ADHA Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) Model in Medical Settings.

Processes and perspectives: the work of ADHA's Task Force on the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP).

Practicing dental hygienists' attitudes toward the proposed Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner: a pilot study.

PURPOSE The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the attitudes of active registered dental hygienists toward the proposed Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP). Factors of support/interest in the ADHP concept, level of practice, and socio-demographics were examined. METHODS In 2007, a self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 1,562 active registered dental hygienists in Colorad...

Legislative initiatives of the developing advanced dental hygiene practitioner.

PURPOSE Today there is a heightened awareness to address access issues and unmet oral needs. The current private practice system of delivering oral health care is failing many Americans. Healthcare advocates and policy makers are taking a greater interest in addressing access problems and have begun to explore new approaches to eliminate oral health care disparities. One solution is the introdu...

Assessment of pathology instruction in U.S. Dental hygiene educational programs.

PURPOSE To assess the instruction of pathology content in entry-level and advanced practitioner dental hygiene educational programs and the program directors' perceptions whether their graduates are adequately prepared to meet the increasingly complex medical and oral health needs of the public. METHODS A 28-question survey of instructional content and perceptions was developed and distribute...

Historical review of the commissioning of health care disciplines in the USPHS.

PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to examine the commissioning history of the professions of physicians, dentists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and dental hygienists of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), and to determine a critical pathway to commissioning new health care professions into the USPHS. The Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP), ...