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Admissions Criteria that Influence Dental Hygiene Students' Performance on Board Examinations

Jennifer O. Rudy, Jacqueline A. Singleton, Linda Hart Lewis and Rachel N. Quick
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2017, 91 (1) 24-29;
Jennifer O. Rudy
RDH, MA
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Jacqueline A. Singleton
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Linda Hart Lewis
RDH, MEd.
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Rachel N. Quick
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