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Extending Oral Health Care Services to Underserved Children through a School–Based Collaboration: Part 1 – A Descriptive Overview

Melanie Simmer-Beck, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, Hayley Ferris, Marsha A. Voelker, Nancy T. Keselyak, Harvey Eplee, Joseph Parkinson, Bill Marse and Cynthia Galemore
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2011, 85 (3) 181-192;
Melanie Simmer-Beck
BSDH, MS
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Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
MSDH, EdD
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Hayley Ferris
BSDH, RDH, ECP I
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Marsha A. Voelker
CDA, RDH, MS
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Nancy T. Keselyak
BSDH, MA
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Harvey Eplee
DDS
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Joseph Parkinson
DDS, FAGD
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Bill Marse
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