Purpose: Because dental hygiene education has had a similar trajectory as nursing
education, this critical review addressed the question “What can the dental hygiene …

Doctoral dental hygiene education would prepare scholars and leaders to improve
population health through changes in oral health policy and delivery. Background …

There are a couple of times during the year when one tends to set goals. One of those times
is on January 1st and the other is the beginning of a new school year. As we start a new …

Purpose: To determine perceptions about dental hygiene doctoral education among dental
hygiene master's degree program enrollees. Methods: In this cross-sectional national study …

Purpose: To assess the perceptions and attitudes of dental hygiene (DH) educators at
selected colleges and universities regarding the establishment of doctoral educational …

Doctoral education in dental hygiene is necessary to create a cadre of dental hygiene
researchers and scholars, and to develop educators who will expand the body of knowledge …

Doctoral education is an essential factor in leadership, scholarship, research, policy and
education in the dental hygiene profession.(1, 2) This has become increasingly evident in …

Purpose: Scholarly inquiry and research are core competencies for graduate dental hygiene
education as defined by American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The purpose of …

To advance the profession of dental hygiene, graduate education is necessary to support
growth in research, education, administration, and practice in the discipline and to sustain …

A growing body of evidence indicates the baccalaureate degree is needed for dental
hygiene (DH) graduates to address the changes in oral health delivery and health systems …