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Yiyang Fang’s first publication: Characterization of tasks and time efficiency of dental hygiene students during clinical training
October 5, 2020

The new MSOP publication, published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene, describes the task and time efficiency of dental hygiene students during clinical training. Patient appointments conducted by dental hygiene students have three times the duration of a typical dental hygiene care session, indicating a disconnect between educational training and clinical practice. Dental hygiene educational programs might consider techniques including stricter time constraints and the use of video recording, in order to improve time efficiency. Read the full text ⟩