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purpose dental hygiene faculty members must able provide evidence skill calibration clinical evaluation students purpose study evaluate effectiveness online instructional videos compared inperson sessions faculty calibrationmethods randomized crossover pretestposttest research design used evaluate online inperson faculty calibration activities fifteen faculty members baccalaureate dental hygiene program randomly assigned ab ba sequence calibration sessions two different instruments following 2week washout period groups switched activity modalities pretest posttest retention test administered 10 weeks following activity administered determine learning levels new retained knowledge 7point likert scale questionnaire evaluated reaction impact calibration activities descriptive statistics analyzed demographic likert scale data paired samples ttests used analyze research questions p005results online calibration activities yielded higher posttest scores inperson activities p001 findings related feelings confidence revealed greater percentage participants agreed online calibration activities increased ability evaluate student performance findings related feelings preparedness supported equal percentages participants agreed online inperson activities increased ability teach dental hygiene instrumentation significant difference inperson online retention test scores p0235conclusion faculty members agreed online inperson calibration activities effective use time contributed greater feelings confidence preparedness however online calibration activities seemed effective increasing calibration instrumentation research needed determine additional effective strategies online calibration clinical faculty