The profession of dental hygiene is experiencing an unprecedented faculty shortage in the
US. To address this issue some hygiene programs are developing “homegrown educators” …

The prevalence of distance education is steadily increasing in institutions of higher
education in the United States and abroad. Colleges and universities are seeking new …

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a dental hygiene faculty
development course to enhance online teaching practices that foster a sense of community …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of the University of
Missouri-Kansas City Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Education Program (MSDH). This …

The use of distance education by entry-level dental hygiene programs is increasing. The
focus of this study was to determine the number of entry-level dental hygiene program …

Purpose: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences dental hygiene program
established a distant site where the didactic curriculum was broadcast via interactive video …

Dental hygiene practice is grappling with change as it adapts to the rapidly evolving health
care delivery system, and dental hygiene education must respond to the changing needs of …

Purpose: Three graduate programs, 35 undergraduate programs and 12 dental hygiene
degree completion programs in the United States use varying forms of Distance Learning …

The use of online instruction is becoming more prevalent and transcends many disciplines.
Nursing has been at the forefront of health professions utilizing distance education. Nearly …

This study investigated student and faculty perceptions of their experiences with online
learning in dental hygiene Bachelor of Science degree completion programs on the …