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Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior in the Dental Practice Setting: Experiences of dental hygienists

Priya Patel, Dianne L. Smallidge, Linda D. Boyd and Jared Vineyard
American Dental Hygienists' Association August 2021, 95 (4) 14-22;
Priya Patel
Graduate of the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Master of Science degree program and a clinical dental hygienist from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Dianne L. Smallidge
Professor and interim dean from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Linda D. Boyd
Professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Jared Vineyard
Adjunct faculty member from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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vol. 95 no. 4 14-22
PubMed 
34376540

Published By 
American Dental Hygienists' Association
Print ISSN 
1553-0205
History 
  • Received July 31, 2020
  • Accepted December 14, 2020
  • Published online August 10, 2021.

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  1. Priya Patel, RDH, MS,
  2. Dianne L. Smallidge, RDH, EdD⇑,
  3. Linda D. Boyd, RDH, RD, EdD and
  4. Jared Vineyard, PhD
  1. Graduate of the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Master of Science degree program and a clinical dental hygienist from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
  2. Professor and interim dean from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
  3. Professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
  4. Adjunct faculty member from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
  1. Corresponding author: Dianne L. Smallidge, RDH, EdD; dianne.smallidge{at}mcphs.edu
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