We used communication infrastructure theory to investigate oral health beliefs and behavior
among young adults in Appalachian Kentucky. We conducted 7 focus groups with 67 …

Purpose: A large body of literature exists on the instructional pedagogy known as service-learning.
Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach characterized by the dental …

The purpose of this non-experimental causal-comparative study was to determine if service-learning
teaching experience affects dental hygiene faculty perceptions of service-learning …

As the evidence mounts regarding systemic connections between oral health and other
chronic diseases, new and innovative partnerships are being formed with Extension personnel …

Dental implants were once considered uncommon in the United States (US), however, are
now considered customary and the standard of care for supporting dental restorations in …

Despite advances in scientific knowledge related to oral health, profound disparities exist in
vulnerable US populations. One way in which dental schools have responded to the divide …

Purpose: This study investigated the calibration efforts of entry-level dental hygiene programs
in the US Four constructs were explored, including attitudes, satisfaction, characteristics …

Purpose: This study investigated the calibration efforts of entry-level dental hygiene programs
in the US Four constructs were explored, including attitudes, satisfaction, characteristics …

Hundreds of genetic markers have shown associations with various complex diseases, yet
the “missing heritability” remains alarmingly elusive. Combinatorial interactions may account …

Third, even otherwise reliable Internet search engines often fail to successfully isolate literature
specifically for the young child on these highly specialized topics. Even texts indicated to …