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Perceptions of Kansas Extended Care Permit Dental Hygienists' Impact on Dental Care

Julia Brotzman Myers, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, Chris VanNess and Tanya Villalpando Mitchell
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2014, 88 (6) 364-372;
Julia Brotzman Myers
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Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
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Chris VanNess
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