Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Current Issue
    • Archived Issues
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Advertisements
    • Subscribing
  • About
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • JDH Reviewers
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Permissions

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of Dental Hygiene

Visit the American Dental Hygienists' Association's main website

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
Journal of Dental Hygiene

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Current Issue
    • Archived Issues
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Advertisements
    • Subscribing
  • About
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • JDH Reviewers
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Permissions
  • Visit jdenthyg on Facebook
  • Follow jdenthyg on Twitter
  • Follow jdenthyg on Instagram
  • Follow jdenthyg on Linkedin
  • RSS feeds
Research ArticleResearch

A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs

Kathryn R. Search, Susan L. Tolle, Gayle B. McCombs and Aaron Arndt
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2018, 92 (1) 6-15;
Kathryn R. Search
RDH, MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Susan L. Tolle
RDH, MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Gayle B. McCombs
RDH, MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Aaron Arndt
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. ↵
    1. Thomas CM,
    2. Ehret A,
    3. Ellis B,
    4. et al
    . Perception of nursing caring, skills, and knowledge based on appearance. J Nurs Admin. 2010 Jan;40(11):489-97.
    OpenUrl
  2. ↵
    1. Boultinghouse DM
    . Visible tattoos and professional nursing characteristics: a study on how appearance affects the perception of essential qualities of nurses. [undergraduate honors thesis]. [Fayetteville AK]: Eleanor Mann School of Nursing: University of Arkansas; 2015. 40p.
  3. ↵
    1. Merrill K
    . Professional dress vs. employee diversity: patient perceptions of visible tattoos and facial piercings. Poster session presented at: Sigma Theta Tau International 26th International Nursing Research Congress; 2015 Jul 23-27; San Juan, PR.
  4. ↵
    1. Tiggemann M,
    2. Hopkins L
    . Tattoos and piercings: bodily expressions of uniqueness. Body Image. 2011 Mar 29;8(3):245-50.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  5. ↵
    1. Heywood W,
    2. Patrick K,
    3. Smith AM,
    4. et al
    . Who gets tattoos? Demographic and behavioral correlates of ever being tattooed in a representative sample of men and women. Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jan;22(1):51-6.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  6. ↵
    1. Harris Poll
    . Tattoo takeover: Three in ten Americans have tattoos, and most don't stop at just one [Internet]. Chicago: PR Newswire; 2016 Feb 10 [cited 2016 Feb 10]. Available from: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tattoo-takeover-three-in-ten-americans-have-tattoos-and-most-dont-stop-at-just-one-300217862.html
  7. ↵
    1. Swami V,
    2. Furnham A
    . Unattractive, promiscuous and heavy drinkers: Perceptions of women with tattoos. Body Image. 2007 Jun 13;4:343-52.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  8. ↵
    1. Pew Research Center
    . Tattoo gen nexters [Internet].Washington DC: Pew Research Center; 2008 Dec 9 [cited 2016 Jan 20]. Available from: http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/tattooed-gen-nexters/
  9. ↵
    1. Pew Research Center
    . Tattoo taboo [Internet]. Washington DC: Pew Research Center; 2010 Mar 24 [cited 2016 Jan 20]. Available from: http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/tattoo-taboo/
  10. ↵
    1. Dorwart SD,
    2. Kuntz SW,
    3. Armstrong ML
    . Developing a nursing personnel policy to address body art using an evidence-based model. J Continuing Educ Nurs. 2010 Jun 8;41(12):540-6.
    OpenUrlPubMed
    1. Elzweig B,
    2. Peeples DK
    . Tattoos and piercings: issues of body modification and the workplace. SAM Adv Manage J. 2011 Winter;76(1):13-23.
    OpenUrl
  11. ↵
    1. Foltz KA
    . Millenial's perception of tattoos: self expression or business faux pas? Coll Stud J. 2014 Winter;48(4):589-602.
    OpenUrl
  12. ↵
    1. Pew Research Center
    . The tattoo divide [Internet]. Washington DC: Pew Research Center; 2009 Nov 2 [cited 2016 Jan 20]. Available from: http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/the-tattoo-divide/
  13. ↵
    1. Dean DH
    . Consumer perceptions of visible tattoos on service personnel. Manag Serv Q. 2010;20(3):294-308.
    OpenUrl
  14. ↵
    1. Dean DH
    . Young adult perception of visible tattoos on a white-collar service provider. Young Consumers. 2011 April;12(3):254-64.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  15. ↵
    1. Westerfield HV,
    2. Stafford AB,
    3. Speroni KG,
    4. Daniel MG
    . Patients' perceptions of patient care providers with tattoos and/or body piercings. J Nurs Admin. 2012 Mar;42(3):160-4.
    OpenUrl
  16. ↵
    1. Verrissimo A,
    2. Tolle SL,
    3. McCombs G,
    4. Arndt A
    . Assessing dental clients' perceptions of dental hygienists with visible tattoos. Can J Dent Hyg. 2016 Jun10;50(3):103-9.
    OpenUrl
  17. ↵
    1. Brosky ME,
    2. Keefer OA,
    3. Hodges JS,
    4. Pesun IJ,
    5. Cook G
    . Patient perceptions of professionalism in dentistry. J Dent Educ. 2003 Aug;67(8):909-15.
    OpenUrlAbstract
  18. ↵
    1. LaSala KB,
    2. Nelson J
    . What contributes to professionalism? Medsurg Nurs. 2005 Feb;14(1):63-7.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  19. ↵
    1. Chung H,
    2. et al
    . Doctor's attire influences perceived empathy in the patient-doctor relationship. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Feb 26;89:387-91.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  20. ↵
    1. Quiros CC,
    2. McCombs G,
    3. Tolle SL,
    4. Arndt A
    . The association between dental hygienists with visible tattoos and professionalism in the commonwealth of Virginia. Int J Evid Based Pract Dent Hygienist. 2016 Summer;2:129-34.
    OpenUrl
  21. ↵
    1. Swami V,
    2. Tran US,
    3. Kuhlmann T,
    4. et al
    . More similar than different: tattooed adults are only slightly more impulsive and willing to take risks than non-tattooed adults. Pers Indiv Diff. 2015 Sep 5;88:40-4.
    OpenUrl
  22. ↵
    1. Swami V,
    2. Gaughan H,
    3. Ulrich TS,
    4. et al
    . Are tattooed adults really more aggressive and rebellious than those without tattoos? Body Image. 2015 Oct 4;15:149-52.
    OpenUrl
  23. ↵
    1. Wittmann-Price RA,
    2. Gittings KK,
    3. Collins KM
    . Nurses and body art: what's your perception? Nurs Manag. 2012 Oct;43(10):44-7.
    OpenUrl
  24. ↵
    1. Resenhoeft A,
    2. Villa J,
    3. Wiseman D
    . Tattoos can harm perceptions: a study and suggestions. J Am Coll Health. 2008 Mar-Apr;56(5):593-6.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  25. ↵
    1. American Dental Hygienists' Association
    . Entry level dental hygiene programs. [Internet]. Chicago: American Dental Hygienists' Association; 2017 Nov 17 [cited 2016 Jan 20]. Available from: http://www.adha.org/resources-docs/Entry_Level_Schools_By_States_Public_Site_November_2017.pdf
  26. ↵
    1. McCombs G,
    2. Tolle SL,
    3. Arndt A
    . Visible tattoos in clinical practice as perceived by dental hygiene students: pilot study. J Dent Hyg. 2015 Dec;8(6):404.
    OpenUrl
  27. ↵
    1. Timming AR
    . Visible tattoos in the service sector: a new challenge to recruitment and selection. Work Employ Soc. 2014 Jul 30;29(1):60-78.
    OpenUrl
  28. ↵
    1. Burgess M,
    2. Clark L
    . Do the “savage origins” of tattoos cast a prejudicial shadow on contemporary tattooed individuals? J Appl Soc Psychol. 2010 Mar; 40(3):746-64.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

American Dental Hygienists Association: 92 (1)
American Dental Hygienists' Association
Vol. 92, Issue 1
February 2018
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
  • Complete Issue (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Dental Hygiene.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Dental Hygiene
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Dental Hygiene web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs
Kathryn R. Search, Susan L. Tolle, Gayle B. McCombs, Aaron Arndt
American Dental Hygienists' Association Feb 2018, 92 (1) 6-15;

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs
Kathryn R. Search, Susan L. Tolle, Gayle B. McCombs, Aaron Arndt
American Dental Hygienists' Association Feb 2018, 92 (1) 6-15;
del.icio.us logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Methods
    • Data analyses
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Conclusion
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Similar Articles

More in this TOC Section

  • Implementation of the 2017 Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases by Clinical Dental Hygienists
  • Dental Hygiene Students’ Education and Intent to Use Recommended Communication Techniques
  • Dental Hygiene Student and Faculty Perspectives on Disposable vs. Traditional Local Anesthetic Syringes: A pilot study
Show more Research

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Keywords

  • professionalism
  • dental hygiene
  • dental hygiene education
  • health care dress codes
  • tattoos
  • body art

About

  • About ADHA
  • About JDH
  • JDH Reviewers
  • Contact Us

Helpful Links

  • Submit a Paper
  • Author Guidelines
  • Permissions
  • FAQs

More Information

  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Email Alerts
  • Help

ISSN #: 1553-0205

Copyright © 2025 American Dental Hygienists’ Association

Powered by HighWire