Doctoral education in dental hygiene is necessary to create a cadre of dental hygiene
researchers and scholars, and to develop educators who will expand the body of knowledge …

Doctoral dental hygiene education would prepare scholars and leaders to improve
population health through changes in oral health policy and delivery. Background …

Doctoral education is an essential factor in leadership, scholarship, research, policy and
education in the dental hygiene profession.(1, 2) This has become increasingly evident in …

Purpose: To assess the perceptions and attitudes of dental hygiene (DH) educators at
selected colleges and universities regarding the establishment of doctoral educational …

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 …

Purpose: Because dental hygiene education has had a similar trajectory as nursing
education, this critical review addressed the question “What can the dental hygiene …

Purpose: To determine perceptions about dental hygiene doctoral education among dental
hygiene master's degree program enrollees. Methods: In this cross-sectional national study …

The baccalaureate degree as entry level education will prepare dental hygienists to meet
the basic challenges of evolving patient oral health care needs. Background The nature of …

Purpose: To identify the factors that have influenced dental hygienists to pursue post-
graduate education opportunities, specifically dental (DDS, DMD) as compared to academic …

To advance the profession of dental hygiene, graduate education is necessary to support
growth in research, education, administration, and practice in the discipline and to sustain …