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
    • Accessibility Statement

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
    • Accessibility Statement
  • Visit jdenthyg on Facebook
  • Follow jdenthyg on Twitter
  • Follow jdenthyg on Instagram
  • Follow jdenthyg on Linkedin
  • RSS feeds
Research ArticleShort Report

Use of Clinical Competency Examinations for Dental Hygiene Licensure

Jocelyn D. Weinhagen, Tara L. Newcomb and Brenda T. Bradshaw
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2025, 99 (5) 66-75;
Jocelyn D. Weinhagen
Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC, USA
MSDH, RDH, FADHA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: jocelynrdh{at}gmail.com
Tara L. Newcomb
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
MS, RDH, CBDH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Brenda T. Bradshaw
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
MS, RDH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 99 no. 5 66-75
PubMed 
41022551

Published By 
American Dental Hygienists' Association
Print ISSN 
1553-0205
History 
  • Received May 7, 2025
  • Accepted July 28, 2025
  • Published online September 29, 2025.

Copyright & Usage 
Copyright © 2025 The American Dental Hygienists’ Association

Author Information

  1. Jocelyn D. Weinhagen, MSDH, RDH, FADHA⇑,
  2. Tara L. Newcomb, MS, RDH, CBDH and
  3. Brenda T. Bradshaw, MS, RDH
  1. Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC, USA
  2. Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
  3. Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
  1. Corresponding author:
    Jocelyn D. Weinhagen, MSDH, RDH, FADHA; jocelynrdh{at}gmail.com
View Full Text

Article usage

Article usage: September 2025 to August 2026

AbstractFullPdf
Sep 20254679
Oct 20251516834
Nov 20251413214
Dec 202552512
Jan 202651122
Feb 20265590
Mar 202677412
Apr 20266951
May 20267125
Jun 20266001
Jul 202615831
Aug 20268261
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

American Dental Hygienists' Association
Vol. 99, Issue 5
October 2025
  • 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.
Use of Clinical Competency Examinations for Dental Hygiene Licensure
(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
Use of Clinical Competency Examinations for Dental Hygiene Licensure
Jocelyn D. Weinhagen, Tara L. Newcomb, Brenda T. Bradshaw
American Dental Hygienists' Association Oct 2025, 99 (5) 66-75;

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Use of Clinical Competency Examinations for Dental Hygiene Licensure
Jocelyn D. Weinhagen, Tara L. Newcomb, Brenda T. Bradshaw
American Dental Hygienists' Association Oct 2025, 99 (5) 66-75;
del.icio.us logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • DISCUSSION
    • CONCLUSIONS
    • Footnotes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Similar Articles

More in this TOC Section

  • Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste: Improving gingival health without a new habit adoption
  • Biological Dental Hygiene: Principles, educational pathways, and clinical practice considerations
  • Unicystic Ameloblastoma: A case report
Show more Short Report

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Keywords

  • clinical competency examinations
  • licensure
  • dental hygiene education
  • patient care ethics

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 © 2026 American Dental Hygienists’ Association

Powered by HighWire