Research ArticleCritical Issues in Dental Hygiene Education

The Baccalaureate as the Minimum Entry-Level Degree in Dental Hygiene

Rosemary DeRosa Hays and Stefania Moglia Willis
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2021, 95 (6) 46-53;

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