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A Qualitative Analysis of Oral Health Care Needs in Arkansas Nursing Facilities: The Professional Role of the Dental Hygienist

Virginia M. Hardgraves, Tanya Villalpando Mitchell, Carrie-Carter Hanson and Melanie Simmer-Beck
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2014, 88 (6) 353-363;
Virginia M. Hardgraves
RDH, MS
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Tanya Villalpando Mitchell
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Carrie-Carter Hanson
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