Journal of dental education
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Although there are many benefits of interprofessional health care, no previous research has sought to define the status of interprofessional education (IPE) in U. S. dental hygiene programs. The aims of this study were to assess how these programs engage in IPE, the challenges they encounter, and the value they place on IPE. ⋯ The longer the students spent in the programs, the more those programs engaged in IPE (r=0.21; p<0.05). The data collected in this study can contribute to future efforts to help dental hygiene programs engage in meaningful IPE and contribute to developing interprofessional care in the U. S. health care system.