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Dental Hygienists’ Attitudes and Experiences with Public Health Supervision in Iowa

McKenna J. Woodward, Julie Reynolds and Mary Kelly
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2021, 95 (6) 23-30;
McKenna J. Woodward
Currently a dental student, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Julie Reynolds
Assistant professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Mary Kelly
Dental public health consultant in Des Moines, IA, USA.
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