Purpose: To identify the factors that have influenced dental hygienists to pursue post-
graduate education opportunities, specifically dental (DDS, DMD) as compared to academic …

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 …

Purpose: There is an increased need for dental hygienists with advanced degrees to meet
the demands of a complex health care system in addition to advancing the dental hygiene …

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 …

Objectives Motivations and career outcomes of dental hygienists with baccalaureate
degrees have been recently reported; however, few studies have explored Canadian dental …

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

Purpose: Dual educational pathways exist for entry into the dental hygiene profession,
namely associate and baccalaureate degrees. The purpose of this study was to examine …

Purpose: Little is known regarding why prospective dental hygiene students select a four-
year entry-to-practice baccalaureate degree rather than a diploma granting program in …

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 …