Purpose: Dental hygiene programs have a responsibility to help potential applicants
determine if dental hygiene is the best career choice for them. Good fit of career promotes a …

Purpose. As the number of dental hygiene programs across the country continues to
increase, educational opportunities for prospective students have flourished, resulting in …

As dental hygiene programs experience declining enrollments, attention has focused on the
need for effective recruitment strategies. One response to this need is to learn more about …

Since the mid-1970s, the dental hygiene profession has experienced a decline in the
number of applicants. Reasons cited for this decline are fewer traditional college-age …

One of the most significant issues in the dental hygiene profession is the recruitment of
qualified applicants. Throughout the decade of the 80s, a dramatic decline in enrollment has …

Objectives Entry‐level dental hygiene programs give associate (AD) and bachelor degrees
(BD). The objectives were to compare how AD versus BD students differ in career‐related …

Purpose This study was designed to identify personal, familial, academic, and employment
characteristics of dental hygiene students from the central region of the United States to …

The aim of this study was to provide practical information regarding career exploration to
dental hygiene students. This study interviewed 15 senior dental hygienists (graduates of Y …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine dental hygienists' career promotional
behavior and factors which influence such behavior, including the image of dental hygiene …

Purpose The primary objectives of this study were to assess career and degree satisfaction
as well as job characteristics of individuals graduating from programs awarding the master …