Colleges and universities are using various distance learning (DL) formats for program and
course delivery. Around the country, health education, including dental and dental hygiene …

Purpose: Three graduate programs, 35 undergraduate programs and 12 dental hygiene
degree completion programs in the United States use varying forms of Distance Learning …

The purpose of the study was to determine if learners who receive face‐to‐face instruction in
an educational program performed statistically better on established benchmark …

This ten‐year, longitudinal examination of a dental hygiene distance education (DE)
program considered student performance on standard benchmark assessments as direct …

A chief concern regarding distance education for the health professions is quality of the
experience. Distance education has the potential for expanding student access, providing …

Purpose: Distance education (DE) and distance learning (DL) technologies use continues to
experience exponential, global growth. Various DE delivery platforms are being used for …

The prevalence of distance education is steadily increasing in institutions of higher
education in the United States and abroad. Colleges and universities are seeking new …

Purpose: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences dental hygiene program
established a distant site where the didactic curriculum was broadcast via interactive video …

The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of full‐time, entry‐level dental
hygiene educators regarding the ability to achieve interaction in their distance education …

A comprehensive meta-analysis of the research following Glass, McGraw, and Smith's
(1981) technique integrated findings from twenty-five comparative studies from 1990 to 2003 …