RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Advancing Our Profession: Are Higher Educational Standards the Answer?
JF American Dental Hygienists Association
JO J Dent Hyg
FD American Dental Hygienists Association
SP 168
OP 178
VO 86
IS 3
A1 Erin S. Boyleston
A1 Marie A. Collins
YR 2012
UL http://jdh.adha.org/content/86/3/168.abstract
AB Purpose: Educational models in health care professions have changed drastically since on–the–job training models. The purpose of this manuscript was to investigate how the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, nursing and respiratory therapy have advanced their educational models for entry into practice and to recommend how dental hygiene can integrate similar models to advance the profession. The recommendations are to create an accreditation council for dental hygiene education and to mandate articulation agreements for baccalaureate degree completion in developing and existing programs. Dental hygiene must continue on the path to advance our profession and glean lessons from other health professions.