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Dental Hygiene Educators’ Perspectives Towards Manikin Testing for Clinical Licensure Examination

Cassandra A. Penning, Leciel K. Bono and JoAnn R. Gurenlian
American Dental Hygienists' Association August 2023, 97 (4) 46-59;
Cassandra A. Penning
Sheridan College Dental Hygiene Program, Sheridan, WY, USA
RDH, MS
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Leciel K. Bono
Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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JoAnn R. Gurenlian
Education and Research Division, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA
Department of Dental Hygiene (emerita), Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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