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Low-Income Parents' Perceptions of Oral Health and Acceptance of Mid-level Dental Providers

Kerri Leyda Nicoll, Elizabeth Phillips, H. Luke Shaefer and Teague Simoncic
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2016, 90 (2) 100-110;
Kerri Leyda Nicoll
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