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Integrating Dental Hygienists into Medical Care Teams: Practitioner and patient perspectives

Patricia A. Braun, Samantha E. Budzyn, Catia Chavez and Juliana G. Barnard
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2021, 95 (3) 6-17;
Patricia A. Braun
Oral health services researcher, pediatrician at Denver Health, and professor in the School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
MD, MPH, FAAP
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Samantha E. Budzyn
Centers for Disease Control Evaluation Fellow; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
MPH, CHES
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Catia Chavez
Senior professional research assistant, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
MPH
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Juliana G. Barnard
Instructor in the School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
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