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Interest in Dental Hygiene Therapy: a study of dental hygienists in Maine

Dianne Smallidge, Linda D. Boyd, Lori Rainchuso, Lori J. Giblin-Scanlon and Laurence LoPresti
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2018, 92 (3) 6-13;
Dianne Smallidge
RDH, EdD
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Linda D. Boyd
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Lori Rainchuso
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Lori J. Giblin-Scanlon
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Laurence LoPresti
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