title: The rationale for patient cases in the National Board Dental Hygiene Examinations.
authors.affiliation: American Dental Association, Department of Testing Services, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: DeMarais
mesh_terms: D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008005:Licensure, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States