Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety and
missed dental appointments due to dental anxiety among patients within three types of private …

One challenge facing dental hygiene, as well as dental, education is to identify clinical
teaching strategies promoting critical thinking and clinical reasoning. These skills are crucial …

Good oral health care and nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood are essential
but often overlooked factors in the growth and development of the teeth and oral cavity. …

During the first and second year of the dental curriculum, students have little time to process
and learn the didactic material in a meaningful way because of the large number of required …

When dental students begin patient care in the clinical curriculum, they are required to
move from the well‐defined problems of the classroom to the more ambiguous and real life …

Purpose: There is limited research about the job satisfaction (JS), burnout (BO), and intention
to leave (ITL) amongst dental hygienists in clinical practice providing patient care. The …

Comprehensive dental care requires dental professionals to assess the general health of
their patients and to understand the implications of underlying factors that may impact oral …

Aim: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine and compare the effects of two protocols
aimed at reducing periodontal inflammation, upon the metabolic control of the diabetic …

Increasing the knowledge base of its practitioners through formal education is vital to
advancing the dental hygiene profession, ensuring practitioners’ readiness for participation in …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a smartphone application (app)
prototype, ToothSense, as an oral health promotion tool for the prevention of Early …