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Comparison of the distribution of the dental hygienist workforce and population in Ontario: a geospatial analysis [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Objectives This study conducted a geospatial analysis of the distribution of the dental hygienist workforce relative to the distribution of the population in Ontario, Canada, aiming to address workforce imbalances and inform regional and international ...
Mark J. Dobrow, Eric Bruce, Keisha Simpson, Glenn Pettifer   +3 more
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Oral Health Literacy: How much Italian people know about the dental hygienist. [PDF]

J Clin Exp Dent, 2017
People with poor OHL have the highest level of oral diseases and the worst oral treatment results. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the degree of knowledge of the role of the dental hygienist in patients who go to a public dental ...
Pippi R, Bagnato F, Ottolenghi L.
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Level of professional ethics awareness and medical ethics competency of dental hygienists and dental hygiene students: the need to add ethics items to the Korean Dental Hygienist Licensing Examination [PDF]

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2020
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the level of professional ethics awareness and medical ethics competency in order to assess the potential need for ethics items to be included on the Korean Dental Hygienist Licensing Examination.
Yoon-Sook Hwang, Jong-Hwa Jang, Kyung-Hee Kang, Minji Kim, Jeong-Ran Park, Sohyun Son, Sun-Mi Lee, Da-Yee Jeung, Jung-Eun Ha, Su-Min Hong, Young-Eun Jang   +10 more
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Dental Hygienist Job Analysis for Item Development for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination [PDF]

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2005
This study aimed to develop standard items for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination; these items were also earmarked for use in developing the curriculum for dental hygienists, and in writing a job description, based on a job analysis
Sook Hyang Kim, Kyung Hee Song, Hyeon Sook Kwun, Seol Aak Kim, Jong Hwa Jang, Chang Hee Kim, Min Jung Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Sang Hwan Oh   +8 more
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Current issues and areas for improvement in the Korean Dental Hygienist National Licensing Examination: an expert Delphi survey among dental hygienists [PDF]

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2017
Purpose This study aimed to investigate current issues and areas for improvement in the Korean Dental Hygienist National Licensing Examination (KDHNLE) through an expert Delphi survey. Methods A Delphi survey was conducted from May through August 2016 in
Yoon-Sook Hwang, Hyun-Sook Kang, Soo-Hwa Kim, Hee-Jung Moon, Sun-Mi Lee, Jae-Yeon Jung, Su-Jeong Hwang, Jung-Eun Ha   +7 more
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Evaluating the efficacy of leading large language models in the Japanese national dental hygienist examination: A comparative analysis of ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing Chat [PDF]

Journal of Dental Sciences
Background/purpose: Large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's Bing Chat have shown potential as educational tools in the medical and dental fields.
Shino Yamaguchi, Masaki Morishita, Hikaru Fukuda, Kosuke Muraoka, Taiji Nakamura, Izumi Yoshioka, Inho Soh, Kentaro Ono, Shuji Awano   +8 more
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Dentists’ views on the role orientation of dental hygienists in China: A qualitative content analysis [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background A dental hygienist is an indispensable auxiliary staff in stomatology who assists people in achieving an optimum level of oral health. Despite advancements in dental medical services, our country has not yet established the position of dental ...
Xiaochen Jiang, Zhiguo Ding, Yanlei Su, Fei Wang, Weifeng Wang, Ziyang Wang, Xueling Qiu, Chenxi Sun, Fan Sun, Lu Tang, Chongjian Fu   +10 more
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Developing the core knowledge system of dental hygienists training in China: a modified Delphi study [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Dental hygienists are professionals engaged in oral disease prevention, oral health care, and auxiliary diagnosis and treatment. Despite the continuous improvement of dental services, the current training model for dental hygienists in China ...
Xiaochen Jiang, Jin Lian, Zhiguo Ding, Weifeng Wang, Wenjuan Cao, Xueling Qiu, Chenxi Sun, Fan Sun, Lu Tang   +8 more
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Identification and assessment of factors that impact the demand for and supply of dental hygienists amidst an evolving workforce context: a scoping review [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background This study involved a scoping review to explore factors influencing dental hygienist demand and supply in high-income countries. Methods A six-stage scoping review was conducted with separate search strategies tailored to four databases ...
Mark J. Dobrow, Angela Valela, Eric Bruce, Keisha Simpson, Glenn Pettifer   +4 more
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Who you are and who you want to be: a pilot study of dental hygiene students' professional identity formation [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Dental hygienists play a crucial role in providing successful community-based healthcare for patients. They should perform expected roles to address various tasks, in response to changing social contexts and needs.
Yukiko Nagatani, Rintaro Imafuku, Kaho Hayakawa, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Takuya Saiki   +4 more
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