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The Role of Dental Hygiene in Caries Management: A New Paradigm

Douglas A. Young, Lucinda Lyon and Shelly Azevedo
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2010, 84 (3) 121-129;
Douglas A. Young
DDS, MS, MBA
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Lucinda Lyon
RDH, DDS, EdD
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Shelly Azevedo
RDH, BS, MS
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