Objectives. To evaluate the attitudes of dental hygiene (DH) students toward underserved
populations, and to compare their attitudes to the attitudes of freshman dental students (DDS). …

The number of dental hygiene schools offering a bachelor degree is decreasing, while the
number of schools offering an associate degree is increasing. Of the 10 dental hygiene …

The state of Florida has 18 accredited, entry-level dental hygiene associate degree programs,
but until now, there was no advanced dental hygiene degree available. As dental hygiene …

To prepare graduates for leadership roles in the profession of dental hygiene, baccalaureate
education is integral. The degree program should not only broaden students' skill base, but …

An important goal of dental hygiene education is graduating clinically competent practitioners.
Much of the clinical curriculum includes process and product evaluations that monitor and …

This study seeks to determine if students who completed the 2-year dental hygiene program
at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center developed in the area of cultural …

Purpose. To detail the steps and obstacles encountered by one dental hygiene program at
a 4-year, private, multi-disciplinary institution when transitioning to digital imaging and …

Dental hygienists perform a wide variety of procedures and there are various levels of care
being rendered within the dental hygiene profession, ranging from assembly line …

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of tobacco use and interest in
cessation by patients utilizing the Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) dental hygiene …

One of the oral health goals of Healthy People 2010 is to improve access to services. The
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health (May 2000) charge to dental professionals is to “…