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Dental Hygiene Entry Level Education: Perceptions of Practicing Hygienists

Clouse, Lauren
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469198286

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2016, Master of Dental Hygiene, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
Current regulations require a minimum of an Associates Degree from an accredited college or university for entry into the profession of dental hygiene. There are currently 288 programs that offer an Associates Degree, and 56 programs that offer a Bachelor’s Degree. Although dental hygiene began like many other healthcare professions, it has failed to implement higher education requirements like these similar fields. The purpose of this study was to evaluate opinions of currently licensed dental hygienists regarding entry level education requirements. Participants answered electronic survey questions via Qualtrics concerning their current degree levels and active practices, in addition to how they thought requiring a Bachelor’s Degree would impact the profession. Most participants agreed that a baccalaureate degree would have a positive impact on the profession, and should be the requirement for entry level education. This supports results from similar research and the views of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association toward advancing the profession.
Rachel Kearney, MS (Advisor)
Rafat Amer, BDS (Committee Member)
Joen Iannucci, DDS (Committee Member)
25 p.
Dentistry; Education
dental hygiene education

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  • Clouse, L. (2016). Dental Hygiene Entry Level Education: Perceptions of Practicing Hygienists [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469198286

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Clouse, Lauren. Dental Hygiene Entry Level Education: Perceptions of Practicing Hygienists . 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469198286.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Clouse, Lauren. "Dental Hygiene Entry Level Education: Perceptions of Practicing Hygienists ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469198286

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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