Dental hygienists' perceptions of barriers to graduate education

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1030-1037

  Boyd, Linda D ^a   Bailey, Angela ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental hygiene education; Dental hygienists; Graduate education; Master's degree

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL RESEARCH; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; TIME MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051779971     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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