One of the oral health goals of Healthy People 2010 is to improve access to services. The
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health (May 2000) charge to dental professionals is to “…

The purpose of this program is to explore the strategic steps necessary to develop an online
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program within a 4-year private, …

According to a recent study, children lose more than 40 million hours of school each year
because of dental pain and dental related illness. Children from lower socioeconomic …

… A study conducted by Siladie 19 and an abstract by Gancarz-Gojgini and Barnes 20 …
Gancarz-Gojgini and Barnes 20 discussed the possibilities of a degree completion program …

The number of dental hygiene schools offering a bachelor degree is decreasing, while the
number of schools offering an associate degree is increasing. Of the 10 dental hygiene …

This study seeks to determine if students who completed the 2-year dental hygiene program
at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center developed in the area of cultural …

To prepare graduates for leadership roles in the profession of dental hygiene, baccalaureate
education is integral. The degree program should not only broaden students' skill base, but …

Dental hygienists perform a wide variety of procedures and there are various levels of care
being rendered within the dental hygiene profession, ranging from assembly line …

From 1990 to 2000, the North Carolina Hispanic population increased 394%. This new growth
brought challenging health care issues, especially to rural areas areas of North Carolina. …

The Dental Hygiene Department at Farmingdale State University of New York, in collaboration
with the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, developed an innovative …