Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate dental hygiene college students’ perception and educational need for a capstone-design-based oral health education program. Methods: The study subjects were 130 students. A questionnaire consisting of four items on general characteristics, nine items on perception, and nine items on educational needs was used. A t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis were performed. Results: In the perception, the degree of the students’ understanding was only high, and the degree of interest, necessity, influence, and willingness to participate were moderate. The degree of need was moderate. Among them, communication ability and problem-solving ability were high. However, home visiting education and team-based learning were low. Lastly, the more the perception increased, the more the needs increased. Conclusions: For dental hygiene students, it is necessary to apply an oral health education based on capstone design for creativity and convergence. In addition, these results can be used as basic data to apply the capstone design to various curricula.
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Ⅲ. Results
Ⅳ. Discussion
Ⅴ. Conclusion
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