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Research ArticleInnovations in Dental Hygiene Education

Correlations Between Dental Hygiene Students’ Participation in Program Assessments and Program Improvements

Sandra D’Amato-Palumbo, Phanuel Mariano, Andy Richards and Lynda Tierney Konecny
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2024, 98 (6) 41-52;
Sandra D’Amato-Palumbo
School of Health Sciences, Allied Health Department, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA
EdD, MPS, RDH
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Phanuel Mariano
Mathematics Department, Union College Schenectady, NY, USA
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Andy Richards
Gallagher Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Lynda Tierney Konecny
College of Graduate Health Sciences, Department of Health Professions Education, A.T. Still University Kirksville, MO, USA
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