Dental hygiene faculty calibration using two accepted standards for calculus detection: A pilot study

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 975-982

  Santiago, Lisa J ^a   Freudenthal, Jacqueline J ^b   Peterson, Teri ^b   Bowen, Denise M ^b  

^a Halifax Community College   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied dental education; Calibration; Calibration training; Dental hygiene; Dental hygiene education; Dental hygiene faculty; Faculty development

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CALIBRATION; DENTAL CALCULUS; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84980370961     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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