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Impact of Oral Health Education on the Knowledge, Behaviors, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy of Caregivers for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Lindsay M. Selbera, Linda D. Boyd, Jared Vineyard and Dianne L. Smallidge
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2021, 95 (2) 21-27;
Lindsay M. Selbera
Graduate of the Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Linda D. Boyd
Professor and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Jared Vineyard
Adjunct faculty member, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Dianne L. Smallidge
Associate professor and Interim Dental Hygiene Program Dean, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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