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Implicit Racial Bias Among Dental Hygienists Practicing in the United States

Olivia A. Morzenti, Stephanie A. Brennhofer, Kristin H. Calley and M. Colleen Stephenson
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2023, 97 (5) 187-195;
Olivia A. Morzenti
Prevea Health, Green Bay, WI, USA
MS, RDH, CDHC
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Stephanie A. Brennhofer
Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Kristin H. Calley
Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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M. Colleen Stephenson
Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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