Self Assessment : What It Means to Me as a Student and Practitioner.

The article focuses on the use of self-assessment by dental hygienists to guide continuing education. Topics discussed include a white paper issued by the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation (ADEA-CCI) on the role of educators in enhancing self-assessment skills, a study revealing lack of ownership in dental students regarding their education and students assessing their peers better than themselves.