PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walsh, Margaret M.
AU  - Ortega, Elena
TI  - Developing a Scholarly Identity and Building a Community of Scholars
DP  - 2013 Jan 01
TA  - American Dental Hygienists Association
PG  - 23--28
VI  - 87
IP  - suppl 1
4099  - http://jdh.adha.org/content/87/suppl_1/23.short
4100  - http://jdh.adha.org/content/87/suppl_1/23.full
SO  - J Dent Hyg2013 Jan 01; 87
AB  - Progress in the dental hygiene discipline is predicated on the development of a community of scholars who explore questions related to the art and science of dental hygiene and clients in need of oral health care. Graduate dental hygiene education is challenged to develop programs that stimulate and nurture dental hygiene scholars as well as scientists. The need for the development of doctoral dental hygiene education is discussed.