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Delivery of Health Care , Dental Assistants/education , Dental Care for Children , Dental Hygienists/education , School Dentistry , Adolescent , Adult , Australia , Child , Community Dentistry , Dental Assistants/supply & distribution , Dental Hygienists/supply & distribution , Humans , Oral Hygiene , Pediatric Dentistry , School Dentistry/education , United States , WorkforceABSTRACT
The profession of dental hygiene has made considerable progress over the past 30 years toward developing a unique body of knowledge for guiding education, practice, and research. The 1993-1994 American Dental Hygienists' Association Council on Research published the first national dental hygiene research agenda in 1994. The 1994 research agenda focused dental hygienists' research efforts; however, publication of two national reports--the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health, and Healthy People 2010--have made it necessary to revisit the research agenda. After considering input from participants in the Fourth National Dental Hygiene Research Conference and evaluating the Surgeon General's Report, the 2000-2001 Council on Research has established recommendations for the prioritization of the 1993-1994 research agenda. This report outlines for readers the rationale for the proposed recommendations.
