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The Impact of a Continuing Education Oral Health Program on Providing Services for Young Children by Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants

Elliot R. Shulman, Wesley G. Howard, Gina Sharps and Stanley Wearden
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2011, 85 (3) 220-228;
Elliot R. Shulman
DDS, MS
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Wesley G. Howard
MPH
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Gina Sharps
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