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Teledentistry: Dental hygiene students’ knowledge, attitudes, and curriculum recommendations

Caroline D. McLeod, Reuben Adatorwovor, Jennifer L. Brame, Benjamin A. White and Jane A. Weintraub
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2021, 95 (5) 64-72;
Caroline D. McLeod
Value-Based Solutions Manager at the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Boston, MA;
RDH, MS
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Reuben Adatorwovor
Assistant professor, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; both were formerly at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
PHD (ABD)
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Jennifer L. Brame
Professor and Director of the Graduate Dental Hygiene Program and of Interprofessional Education and Practice in the Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Benjamin A. White
Associate professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Public Health and the Department of Pediatric and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Jane A. Weintraub
R. Gary Rozier and Chester W. Douglass Distinguished Professor, Division of Pediatric and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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