PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sharlee Burch TI - Strategies for Service-Learning Assessment in Dental Hygiene Education DP - 2013 Oct 01 TA - American Dental Hygienists Association PG - 265--270 VI - 87 IP - 5 4099 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/87/5/265.short 4100 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/87/5/265.full SO - J Dent Hyg2013 Oct 01; 87 AB - Purpose: A large body of literature exists on the instructional pedagogy known as service-learning. Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach characterized by the dental hygiene student's practical application of academic studies and occurs within a community setting, to the benefit of both the student and community. Dental hygiene educators use service-learning to enhance student knowledge and application of oral health curriculum. This manuscript reports on the importance of service-learning assessment to the National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda as well as the future of the profession of dental hygiene and the successful strategies in service-learning evaluation available for utilization by dental hygiene educators.