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The Importance of Family Oral Health Education in Promoting Children’s Oral Health

Denise C. McKinney and Melissa Sullivan
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2024, 98 (1) 4-5;
Denise C. McKinney
Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and is a member of the Journal of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board.
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Melissa Sullivan
Health Services Research Doctoral Student and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.
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