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Mass Fatality Incidents and the Role of the Dental Hygienist: Are We Prepared?

Tara L. Newcomb, Ann M. Bruhn and Bridget Giles
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2015, 89 (3) 143-151;
Tara L. Newcomb
BSDH, MS
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BSDH, MS
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