In Sunell et al.'s confidence surveys, graduating students showed high confidence in clinical therapy and collaboration but very low confidence in policy use and advocacy¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Graduating dental hygiene students reported 100% confidence in clinical therapy and collaboration but 20% confidence in policy use and 11% in advocacy (2019 cohort). → Asraf Suadah Ismail 2026 q2 i? In the 2020 cross-sectional study, confidence in policy use was 0% and advocacy 22%, against 100% in collaboration, communication, and clinical therapy. → Asraf Suadah Ismail 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Asraf Suadah Ismail 2026¶

Asraf Suadah Ismail, Sethi Ahsan, Ali Kamran. (2026). Preparedness of Dental Hygiene Students for Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.70076

q2 · i? · review · r2

Review table summarising Sunell et al. (2019), a longitudinal self-confidence survey of 17 graduating dental hygiene students at the University of British Columbia against CDHA baccalaureate competencies; percentages are descriptive self-ratings with no effect sizes reported.

"High confidence in clinical therapy (100%), collaboration (100%), and oral health education (90%); low confidence in policy use (20%) and advocacy (11%)"

Asraf Suadah Ismail 2026 (2)¶

q2 · i? · review · r2

Review table summarising Sunell et al. (2020), a cross-sectional study of 30 graduated dental hygiene students (2017–2019) rating CDHA baccalaureate competencies; only descriptive percentages are printed.

"High confidence in collaboration, communication, and clinical therapy (all 100%); low confidence in health promotion (50%), advocacy (22%), and policy use (0%)"

Discussion¶

Baccalaureate dental hygiene programs provide broader preparation than diploma/associate programs, though both lack sufficient applied learning experiences — a broader claim this one bears on
Dental hygiene graduates are strong in foundational clinical skills but need more exposure to complex clinical cases during education — related
Dental hygiene programs lack adequate preparation of students for care of older adults in alternative practice settings — related
Dental hygiene graduates report persistent low confidence in policy use, research use, and advocacy relative to high confidence in clinical domains — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)

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