RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Developing a Scholarly Identity and Building a Community of Scholars JF American Dental Hygienists Association JO J Dent Hyg FD American Dental Hygienists Association SP 23 OP 28 VO 87 IS suppl 1 A1 Margaret M. Walsh A1 Elena Ortega YR 2013 UL http://jdh.adha.org/content/87/suppl_1/23.abstract AB Progress in the dental hygiene discipline is predicated on the development of a community of scholars who explore questions related to the art and science of dental hygiene and clients in need of oral health care. Graduate dental hygiene education is challenged to develop programs that stimulate and nurture dental hygiene scholars as well as scientists. The need for the development of doctoral dental hygiene education is discussed.