Dental Hygienist Education: Assessments

There should be a properly integrated series of formative assessments throughout the course in order to provide students and teachers with an indication of each student's progress. Provision should be available in the course to provide additional training for those students who need it. The final summative assessment must be appropriate to ensure that not only are the standards achieved sufficient to enable each student to practise legally in their own country but also that the standards are equivalent to those of hygienists in other European countries.