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Fifteen Years of Portfolio Assessment of Dental Hygiene Student Competency: Lessons Learned

Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, Kimberly Krust Bray and Kylie J. Austin
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2014, 88 (5) 267-274;
Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
MSDH, EdD
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Kimberly Krust Bray
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Kylie J. Austin
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