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Oral Health Education and Promotion Activities by Early Head Start Programs in the United States: A systematic review

Ahlam I. Joufi, Denise M. Claiborne and Deanne Shuman
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2021, 95 (5) 14-21;
Ahlam I. Joufi
Doctoral candidate in health services research, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
PhD(c), MS, RDH
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Denise M. Claiborne
Assistant professor and graduate program director, School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
PhD, MS, RDH
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Deanne Shuman
Professor emerita in dental dental hygiene, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
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