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Public Health Dental Hygiene: An Option for Improved Quality of Care and Quality of Life

Jodi L. Olmsted, Nancy Rublee, Emily Zurkawski and Laura Kleber
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2013, 87 (5) 299-308;
Jodi L. Olmsted
RDH, BS, MS, EdS, PhD
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Emily Zurkawski
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