Purpose: Examining the long-term outcomes of education programs delivered online can
help assess the impact of the program on graduates and the value of the delivery format …

Abstract Purpose The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Dental Hygiene Degree‐
Completion (DC) program has offered an academic pathway for dental hygienists to earn a …

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a dental hygiene faculty
development course to enhance online teaching practices that foster a sense of community …

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 …

Program evaluation is a necessary component of curricular change and innovation. It
ascertains whether an innovation has met benchmarks and contributes to the body of …

The Ohio State University's Dental Hygiene Program recently implemented a baccalaureate
degree completion program (BDCP) in a web-based online format. In 2005, The Institute for …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of the University of
Missouri-Kansas City Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Education Program (MSDH). This …

Purpose: The literature abounds with research related to building online communities in a
single course; however, limited evidence is available on this phenomenon from a program …

The literature shows that creative use of online instruction in the field of dental hygiene could
help to manage the projected shortage of dental hygienists in the US, reach students in rural …

The profession of dental hygiene is experiencing an unprecedented faculty shortage in the
US. To address this issue some hygiene programs are developing “homegrown educators” …