Research in Dental Hygiene Education (RIDHE). 0 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This selective is designed for students pursuing the Distinction in Dental Education who desire to acquire skills and experience in educational research beyond the core expectations of the THP. The course goals are to enhance the capacity of participants to:(1)design a research poster or study that explores educational issues and (2) present the research at a professional organization meeting such as SCADHA. THE RIDE course has 3 components: designing educational research, grant writing, and writing for publication. Students work in teams to plan and implement an educational research project during the course. During seminars on grant writing, participant teams develop and present a grant application to fund an educational development project and receive a critique. During seminars on writing for publication, participants complete writing exercises, critique a manuscript and write an abstract, which is presented to the class for peer feedback.