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Oral Health Literacy Inventories for Caregivers of Preschool-aged Children: A systematic review

Melissa L. Sullivan, Denise M. Claiborne and Deanne Shuman
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2022, 96 (6) 34-42;
Melissa L. Sullivan
College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
MS, RDH
Roles: Doctoral student in the Health Services Research Program
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Denise M. Claiborne
College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
PhD, MS, RDH
Roles: Assistant professor and the Graduate Program Director in the School of Dental Hygiene
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Deanne Shuman
College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
PhD, MS, RDH
Roles: Professor emerita in Dental Hygiene
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