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Allied Dental Students’ Perceived Knowledge, Confidence, and Attitudes Regarding Disaster Victim Identification Topics

Samantha C. Vest, Brenda T. Bradshaw, Marsha A. Voelker, Ann M. Bruhn, Tara L. Newcomb and Sinjini Sikdar
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2024, 98 (2) 30-38;
Samantha C. Vest
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Brenda T. Bradshaw
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Marsha A. Voelker
Metropolitan Community College Penn Valley Health Science Institute Kansas City, MO, USA
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Ann M. Bruhn
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Tara L. Newcomb
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Sinjini Sikdar
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, US
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