Providing advanced degrees in dental hygiene via computer mediated distance learning: A model program

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 096-107

  Krust Bray, Kimberly S ^a,b,c   Gadbury Amyot, Cynthia C ^a   Mitchell, Tanya Villalpando ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UMKC Dental Hygiene Alumni Association   (United States)

^c Sigma Phi Alpha   (United States)

^d Research Institute and Center for Evidence Based Dentistry   (United States)

^e American Dental Education Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Dental hygiene; Distance education; Online learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOUTH HYGIENE; REVIEW; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33750964172     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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