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Assessing Dental Hygienists' Communication Techniques for Use with Low Oral Health Literacy Patients

Priscilla Flynn, Amit Acharya, Kelsey Schwei, Jeffrey VanWormer and Kaitlyn Skrzypcak
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2016, 90 (3) 162-169;
Priscilla Flynn
RDH, MPH, DrPH
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Amit Acharya
BDS, MS, PhD
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Kelsey Schwei
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Jeffrey VanWormer
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Kaitlyn Skrzypcak
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