Research ArticleCritical Issues in Dental Hygiene

100 Years of Dental Hygiene Research: Progress and possibilities

Jennifer A. Pieren, Rebecca S. Wilder and Ann Eshenaur Spolarich
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2023, 97 (5) 6-23;

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