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Dental Hygiene

University of New Mexico

2017

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Oil Pulling Curriculum At Universities, Community Colleges, Private And Proprietary Schools Throughout The United States, Nicholas C. Jones Jul 2017

Oil Pulling Curriculum At Universities, Community Colleges, Private And Proprietary Schools Throughout The United States, Nicholas C. Jones

Dental Hygiene ETDs

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Study Design: A cross-sectional study design was conducted by emailing a survey to dental hygiene program directors nationwide.

Objective: Evaluate the integration of oil pulling curriculum among associate, bachelor’s, and masters programs.

Methods: A 10-question survey was delivered to dental hygiene program directors in the United States via an online survey tool, Survey Monkey.

Results: Oil pulling is taught in nine out of fifty-two schools that responded. Five of thirty-two associate programs are teaching oil pulling, three of fifteen bachelor’s programs are teaching oil pulling, and one out of five master programs is teaching oil pulling, the sample size …