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Research ArticleInnovations in Dental Hygiene Education

Implementing a Prenatal Oral Health Program in Dental Hygiene Curriculum

Jennifer L. Brame, Rocio B. Quinonez and Ceib Phillips
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2020, 94 (6) 56-64;
Jennifer L. Brame
Professor and the Director of Dental Hygiene and Graduate Dental Hygiene Education, and the Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
EdS, MS, RDH
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Rocio B. Quinonez
Professor and the Associate Dean for Educational Leadership and Innovation, Division of Pediatric and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Ceib Phillips
Professor and the Associate Dean for Advanced Education/Graduate Programs, and the Program Director, Oral and Craniofacial Biomedicine, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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