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A Comparison of Generation Z and Millennial Dental Hygiene Students’ Preferred Learning Styles

April M. Turner and JoAnn R. Gurenlian
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2023, 97 (5) 58-68;
April M. Turner
Dental Hygiene Department, West Coast University, Anaheim, CA, USA
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JoAnn R. Gurenlian
Education and Research Division, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA
Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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