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Patients' Perspective Regarding the Administration of Local Anesthesia by Dental Hygienists

Annette Moody Smith, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, Jacqueline Freudenthal and Karen M. Appleby
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2019, 93 (5) 40-47;
Annette Moody Smith
RDH, MS
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JoAnn R. Gurenlian
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Jacqueline Freudenthal
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Karen M. Appleby
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