title: Strategies for service-learning assessment in dental hygiene education.
abstract: A large body of literature exists on the instructional pedagogy known as service-learning. Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach characterized by the dental hygiene student's practical application of academic studies and occurs within a community setting, to the benefit of both the student and community. Dental hygiene educators use service-learning to enhance student knowledge and application of oral health curriculum. This manuscript reports on the importance of service-learning assessment to the National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda as well as the future of the profession of dental hygiene and the successful strategies in service-learning evaluation available for utilization by dental hygiene educators.
authors.forename: Sharlee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burch
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D013335:Students, Dental; D013663:Teaching
keywords: assessment strategies; dental hygiene education; service-learning