MDH 706 - Capstone Project in Dental Hygiene Education

Cr Hrs: 3

Each graduate student must successfully complete a Capstone Project and present findings to the graduate Faculty and/or at a regional or national professional meeting. This is a capstone activity in which students enroll during the final term of the program. Sound demonstration of writing, organizational and communication skills associated with the MDH degree is required. Students must select an MDH Faculty advisor as well as an onsite mentor where the student will complete the capstone project and present an overview of the capstone project to the graduate Faculty and/or students at the beginning of the course. Each student’s mentor as well as the proposed content must be approved by the graduate Faculty prior to initiation of the project. The graduate student must also defend the completed project.
Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Independent project
Prerequisites: MDH 600 Methods and Strategies of Dental Hygiene Teaching, MDH 601 Theories of Dental Hygiene Clinical Teaching and Evaluation, MDH 602 Introduction to Research for the Health Professional, MDH 603 Community Oral Health Promotion, MDH 606 Introduction to Statistics in Dental Hygiene Education, MDH 700 Dental Hygiene Education: Administration, Planning, and Organization, MDH 701 Student Services in Dental Hygiene Education, MDH 702 Internship in Dental Hygiene Education, MDH 707 Online Teaching Strategies and Special Permission Required
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Instructor of Record, Fall: Cassandra B Holder-Ballard