Admission Criteria as Predictors of Student Success in a Dental Hygiene Program

• Published in: Journal of dental education Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 183 - 187
• Main Authors: Chow, Ava K., Milos, Nadine C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Dental Education Association 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Academic Success; admission criteria; dental hygiene; dental hygiene education; Dental Hygienists - education; Dentistry; GPA; prerequisites; School Admission Criteria; prerequisites; GPA; dental hygiene; admission criteria; dental hygiene education; academic success

The aims of this study were to assess which prerequisites the dental hygiene faculty at the University of Alberta perceived as essential to success in the dental hygiene program and to determine if students' prerequisite grades and interview scores predicted their success in the program. Academ...