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Research ArticleCritical Issues in Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene and Direct Access to Care: Past and present

Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, Melanie L. Simmer-Beck, Ann Lynch and Lisa J. Rowley
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2023, 97 (5) 24-34;
Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA
Contributor, Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
MSDH, EdD, FADHA
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Melanie L. Simmer-Beck
Department of Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Ann Lynch
Advocacy Division, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA
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Lisa J. Rowley
Pacific University School of Dental Hygiene Studies, Hillsboro, OR, USA
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vol. 97 no. 5 24-34
PubMed 
37816618

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American Dental Hygienists' Association
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1553-0205
History 
  • Received July 24, 2023
  • Accepted September 18, 2023
  • Published online October 10, 2023.

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  1. Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD, FADHA⇑,
  2. Melanie L. Simmer-Beck, MS, PhD,
  3. Ann Lynch, BA and
  4. Lisa J. Rowley, RDH, MS
  1. Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA
  2. Contributor, Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
  3. Department of Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA
  4. Advocacy Division, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL, USA
  5. Pacific University School of Dental Hygiene Studies, Hillsboro, OR, USA
  1. Corresponding author:
    Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MS, EdD, FADHA; amyotc{at}umkc.edu
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