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Does Dental Hygiene Student Engagement While Enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program Influence Academic Achievement?

Leiken, Susan M

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Higher Education.
An Abstract of Does Dental Hygiene Student Engagement While Enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program Influence Academic Achievement? by Susan Leiken Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Education The University of Toledo August, 2015 Expansion of the scope of dental hygiene responsibilities reflected in state Dental Boards’ Dental Hygiene Practice Acts have led U.S.-based dental hygiene programs to intensify their curricula while investigating ways to improve student success. Using an original survey electronically distributed to 12,000 dental hygiene students by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), this study investigated dental hygiene student engagement activities, both in the dental hygiene program and in student chapters of the ADHA, with student success measured by cumulative grade point average (GPA). Four predictors were found to influence student success: the quality of faculty interactions; highest degree attained; race- Black or African American (a negative predictor); and, the quality of program director’s interactions. This study may encourage educators to focus on improved strategies for delivering dental hygiene education through strong leadership and revitalized policies and practices. Future research may review enhanced student engagement practices as they relate to student success.
Ron Opp, Dr. (Committee Chair)
182 p.

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  • Leiken, S. M. (2015). Does Dental Hygiene Student Engagement While Enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program Influence Academic Achievement? [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1437744763

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Leiken, Susan. Does Dental Hygiene Student Engagement While Enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program Influence Academic Achievement? 2015. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1437744763.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Leiken, Susan. "Does Dental Hygiene Student Engagement While Enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program Influence Academic Achievement?" Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1437744763

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)