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Research ArticleIssues and Innovations in Dental Hygiene Education

Transition to a Competency-informed Dental Hygiene Clinical Evaluation System

Elizabeth C. Kornegay, Jennifer B. Harmon and Jennifer L. Brame
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2021, 95 (5) 56-63;
Elizabeth C. Kornegay
Assistant professor and former second year clinic director, Dental Hygiene Programs, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Jennifer B. Harmon
Assistant professor and first year clinic director, Dental Hygiene Programs, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Jennifer L. Brame
Professor and director of Interprofessional Education and Practice and the Graduate Dental Hygiene Education Program, Dental Hygiene Programs, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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