| ISU Department of Dental Hygiene received a HRSA subgrant to implement a Virtual Dental Home utilizing teledentistry (TD) and silver diamine fluoride (SDF)in Southeastern Idaho. The purpose of this program evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of an educational program on TD, SDF, and portable dental equipment. A pretest/posttest design using a convenience sample was implemented. A Likert scale questionnaire regarding knowledge, clinical confidence, and perspectives was administered to the 2020 senior dental hygiene students (n=22). The educational program included didactic, laboratory, and clinical education on TD, SDF, and portable dental equipment. Following the clinical experience at an assisted-living facility, the posttest was re-administered. Likert data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test and a Bonferroni correction of(p=0.017).There was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores for knowledge, clinical confidence, and perspectives. Keywords: virtual dental home, teledentistry, silver diamine fluoride, program evaluation |