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Match Accuracy of Burned Teeth: A pilot study of allied dental professionals

Brenda T. Bradshaw, Marsha A. Voelker, Samantha C. Vest and Sinjini Sikdar
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2025, 99 (1) 32-40;
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, KC CARE Health Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
MSDH, CDA, RDH, FADHA
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Samantha C. Vest
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, USA
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