There is little published literature about the outcomes of dental hygiene baccalaureate degree education, particularly in Canada. Since there are various dental hygiene entry-to-practice educational models in Canada, exploring baccalaureate dental hygiene education is becoming an increasingly important subject. The purpose of this study was to explore the personal outcomes and dental hygiene pr...

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1. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University, 815 Gyeonhwon-ro, Wonju, Republic of Korea 2. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Hallym Polytechnic University, 48 Janghak-gil, Dong-myeon, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea 3. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University, 221-70 Sonmoon-ro, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan, Republic of Korea 4. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science...

A goal of our profession has been to create a discipline– specific doctoral degree in dental hygiene. Currently there are several dental hygienists with doctoral degrees, many of whom contribute to the JDH Editorial Review Board. However, each of these dental hygienists has been forced to obtain a doctoral degree outside of the dental hygiene discipline because there was simply no other option....

The incorporation of web-based learning into the dental curriculum has been consistently recommended in the literature on reform in dental education. There has been growing support for web-based learning in dental and dental hygiene education as demonstrated by deans' identifying this as a planned curricular innovation. The purpose of our study was to explore characteristics of e-courses that m...

This study investigated dental and dental hygiene students' a) perceptions of their education about treating patients with HIV infections/AIDS, b) knowledge of universal precautions, c) attitudes towards treating these patients and patients perceived to be at risk for HIV infections, and d) evaluations of potential curricular activities such as discussion groups with HIV-infected patients. Data...

PURPOSE Progress in the dental hygiene discipline is predicated on the development of a community of scholars with a dental hygiene scholarly identity who explore questions central to the art and science of dental hygiene and in doing so create conceptual models to expand the discipline's structural hierarchy of knowledge. Graduate dental hygiene education is challenged to develop programs that...

Early detection of childhood caries is important to childrens' overall health. Untreated childhood caries can lead to pain, as in abscesses from prolonged neglect; altered dietary intake; and delays in the development of the permanent teeth if the primary teeth are prematurely lost. In the summer of 2000, funds were provided to various oral health care provider organizations by the Illinois Dep...

Effective teaching behaviors have been studied in various arenas in higher education. However, there is limited research documenting effective teaching behaviors in dentistry and dental hygiene. Our qualitative study attempts to define effective teaching in both the classroom and clinic for dentistry and dental hygiene students. A total of 175 dental and dental hygiene undergraduate students no...

PURPOSE Dental hygiene programs have a responsibility to help potential applicants determine if dental hygiene is the best career choice for them. Good fit of career promotes a satisfied workforce along with retention within the profession. The purposes of this study were to describe students interested in dental hygiene, influential factors on career choice, and how perceptions of the professi...