Motivations and Challenges Towards Research Activities Among Undergraduate Dental Hygiene Students.

: Research is integral to dental hygiene practice, graduate education, and the advancement of the dental hygiene profession. The purpose of this study was to identify the motivations and challenges toward participation in research activities as perceived by undergraduate dental hygiene students.: A nonprobability sample of undergraduate dental hygiene students from across the United States was used for this cross-sectional, electronic survey.