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Access to Preventive Oral Health Services for Homebound Populations: A pilot program

Patricia Crete, Linda D. Boyd, Joan K. Fitzgerald and Lisa M. LaSpina
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2018, 92 (6) 24-32;
Patricia Crete
RDH, MS
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Linda D. Boyd
RDH, RD, EdD
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Joan K. Fitzgerald
CPHDH, BS
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Lisa M. LaSpina
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