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Assessing Changes in Attitudes Toward Collaborative Practice Among Dental Hygiene Students: A quasi-experimental study of interprofessional hospital rotations.

Journal of dental hygiene : JDH · Hoerler SB, Fritz CL · 2026-10-01

Dental hygiene students who completed a hospital-based interprofessional rotation showed enhanced understanding of other professionals' roles and greater appreciation for patient-centred collaborative care compared to those without such exposure, though teamwork perceptions remained unchanged.

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