DHYG 4438 - Dental Hygiene Research

Prerequisite: junior standing in the dental hygiene clinical course sequence. This course is designed to provide dental hygiene students with the skills necessary to understand, interpret, and critique professional literature. This course provides an intensive, comprehensive study of the scientific research process utilized in the health sciences. Students will be taught to be critical consumers of published research and will be expected to complete a literature review. Emphasis is placed on the design of sound research protocol. 3 credits.