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General Dentists' Perceptions of Dental Hygienists' Professional Role: A Survey

Samantha K Mishler, Marita R Inglehart, Martha J McComas, Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch and Janet S Kinney
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2018, 92 (1) 30-39;
Samantha K Mishler
RDH, MS
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Marita R Inglehart
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Martha J McComas
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Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch
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Janet S Kinney
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