The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is deeply embedded in all aspects of our daily lives,
promoting efficiency and safety in routine tasks at home and work. Likewise, dentistry is rapidly …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on
dental hygiene (DH) educators’ perception of personal and professional burnout and efficacy …

The Longitudinal Interprofessional Family-Based Experience (LIFE) was developed to address
the need for longitudinal, experiential IPE opportunities that bring students together with …

Oral health affects whole health and quality of life. This is especially true for people with
serious mental illness, a population with heightened risks for oral disease and needs for oral …

Purpose: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) have been established as a
gold standard assessment for determining clinical competence. The Coalition for Dental …

Introduction A multi‐disciplinary, community‐university‐government collaboration resulted
in the development of Oral Health for Community Workers, a brief, oral health online e‐…

Purpose In 2021, the American Dental Association (ADA) announced the intention to
develop a standardized dental hygiene licensure objective structured clinical examination (…

I am not implying that there is no joy or resilience in dental hygiene. On the contrary, there is
much to be celebrated in our profession! In what other health profession do most patients …

Background Gastroparesis (GP) is a debilitating gastric motility disorder associated with
digestive dysfunction, reduced quality of life (QoL), and increased mortality rates. There is no …

OBJECTIVE: Experiential interprofessional education (IPE) fostering socialization to
interprofessional teams is essen- tial to clinical practice. Inclusion of authentic patient voices …