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Research article summary:
Use of distance education in dental hygiene programs.
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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 avenues to deliver curricula to students in remote areas and/or to nontraditional ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Oct
in Journal: J Dent Educ
(Language : eng)
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1. J Dent Educ.
2002 Oct;66(10):1136-45
Use of distance education in dental hygiene programs.
Grimes EB
Department of Dental Hygiene, University of Vermont, 002 Rowell Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. egrimes@zoo.uvm.edu
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 avenues to deliver curricula to students in remote areas and/or to nontraditional students. Distance education is a relatively new venture for dental hygiene education. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and use of distance education in dental hygiene educational programs nationally. Dental hygiene directors of all associate degree and baccalaureate degree dental hygiene programs in the United States (N = 255) were mailed a fifteen-item survey regarding their use of distance education. Results of the study indicated that 22 percent of dental hygiene programs have implemented distance education. In addition, a large variety of courses are being offered by several distance education delivery methods. Thirty of the thirty-eight dental hygiene programs that responded to the survey reported that they were satisfied with their distance education initiatives. The length of time that distance education was offered by the dental hygiene program was not related to satisfaction level (p = .0795), and there was no relationship between the type of distance education used and satisfaction level (p > .05). Considering all factors involved in this study, we can conclude that distance education is being used in a substantial number of dental hygiene programs and that the majority of these programs are satisfied that distance education is an adequate alternative to traditional "brick and mortar" approaches.
PMID : 12449207 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Ellen B | Grimes | EB |
Affiliation: Department of Dental Hygiene, University of Vermont, 002 Rowell Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. egrimes@zoo.uvm.edu
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- Curriculum
- Dental Hygienists - education
- Education, Distance - classification, organization & administration, statistics & numerical data
- Faculty
- Humans
- Prevalence
- Program Evaluation
- Schools, Health Occupations - organization & administration
- Staff Development
- Statistics as Topic
- Students, Health Occupations - classification
- Technology, Dental - education
- Time Factors
- United States
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