Student Publications
One of the ways students contribute to the profession of dental hygiene is through their
articles, research and scientific
papers, and theses and dissertations. Generally, students of all academic levels write articles on dental
hygiene issues,
events, and insights for dental hygiene newsletters and journals.
Student Submissions to the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
CDHA's Canadian Journal of
Dental Hygiene
(formerly Probe)
has published many student articles and papers (see the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene Submission
Protocol). This
journal includes reports on activities done by dental hygiene students, reports on volunteer work in other
countries,
and scientific papers. Student submissions to the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene include:
- "Oral Hygiene and
Institutionalized Elders"
(Probe 36.3: 91-96).
By Alnar Altani, BA, RDH, MSc Student, and C.C.L. Wyatt, BSc, DMD, MSc, Assistant Professor. Department
of Oral Health
Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia.
- "Tooth Whitening: Efficacy, Effects
and Biological
Safety" (Probe
33.6: 169-174). By Bonnie J. Craig, DipDH, MEd, RDH, Director, and Lisa Supeene, DipDH, RDH, Third-Year
BDSc Student.
Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia.
- "Potential for Contamination and
Recommendations
for Maintenance”
(Probe 38.2: 75-81). By Brenda Denluck, RDH.
- "Nutrition, Gender, and Oral
Health: Something to
Chew On" (Probe 38.1: 35-40). By Audrey Penner, MEd, BSc, DipDH.
- "Reaching Out…Dental Hygiene
Efforts in
Bolivia" (Probe 34.5:
178-181). By Heather Pernisie, RDH, and Tara Pshebnicki, RDH.
Graduate and Doctoral Theses and Dissertations
Another major contribution to the profession is graduate and doctoral theses and dissertations written by
dental hygienists
who have chosen to further their education. CDHA has created a collection of theses and dissertations
written by Canadian
dental hygienists on dental hygiene-related issues. These documents have investigated very relevant
questions and issues
concerning the profession (like education, professionalism, and future direction, to name a few), and they
add academic
insight to the wider debate. Included here is a list of the titles and authors of these theses and
dissertations, to
give an idea of the academic work being done in Canada by dental hygienists, as well as to give an idea of
the graduate
and doctoral programs that dental hygienists have chosen to pursue.
- "Discursive Constructions of Social Responsibility" by Shafik Dharamsi.
A thesis submitted in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of PhD, University of British Columbia.
Vancouver, British
Columbia. November 2003.
- "Sustaining Proficient Practice Through Continuing Education: Perspectives of Dental
Hygienists" by
Brenda Katheryn Udahl.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of master of human resource development, University of Regina.
Regina, Saskatchewan.
January 2003.
- "A Distance Delivery Model to Improve Accessibility to Post-Diploma Baccalaureate Level Dental
Hygiene Education"
by Sandra Joy Cobban.
A project submitted to the Athabasca University Governing Council in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of master of distance education, Athabasca University. Athabasca,
Alberta. March
2000.
- "The Learning Needs of Dental Hygienists: Content and Delivery" by Margaret Wilson.
A thesis
submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree
of master of education in adult and higher education, Department of Educational Policy Studies,
University of Alberta.
Edmonton, Alberta. Spring 1999.
- "Preparatory Education Requirements for Dental Hygienists" by Louanne P. Keenan.
A thesis submitted
to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of master
of education in adult and higher education, Department of Adult, Career and Technology Education,
University of Alberta.
Edmonton, Alberta. Fall 1995.
- "Status of Dental Hygiene as a Profession: Perceptions of Dental Hygienists and Dentists in
Alberta"
by Charla Joyce Lautar.
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of PhD, Department of Educational Policy and Administrative Studies,
University
of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta. August 1993.
- "Dental Hygienists in Canada: Descriptive Profile and Labour Force Behaviour" by
Patricia Marion Johnson.
A thesis submitted in conformity to the requirements for the degree of PhD, University of Toronto.
Toronto,
Ontario. 1989.
- "Factors Influencing the Utilization of Dental Hygienists by Private Practice Dentists in the
Province of Saskatchewan"
by Frances Ruth Cotton.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of master of education in curriculum and instruction, Faculty of
Education, University
of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan. April 1987.
- "Attitude of Canadian Dental Hygienists Toward Mandatory Continuing Education" by
Margery G.E. Forgay.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree
of master of arts, Department of Adult Education, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, British
Columbia. April
1980.
- "Career Patterns of Dental Hygienists in Ontario" by Lynn Jones.
A thesis submitted
in conformity to the requirements for the degree of master of arts, Department of Educational Theory,
University
of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario. 1978.