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Sampling Water from Chemically Cleaned Dental Units with Detachable Power Scalers

Lorinda L Coan, Elizabeth A Hughes, Joyce C Hudson and Charles J Palenik
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2007, 81 (4) 80;
Lorinda L Coan
LDH, MS
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Elizabeth A Hughes
RDH, MS
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Joyce C Hudson
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Charles J Palenik
MS, PhD
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