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Volunteerism among Dental Hygienists: The Relationship between a Practice Act Incentive, Behaviors, Perceptions and Motivational Orientations

Sandra D. Wilkie, JoAnn R. Gurenlian and Jacqueline J. Freudenthal
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2015, 89 (5) 338-348;
Sandra D. Wilkie
RDH, MS
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JoAnn R. Gurenlian
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