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Improving Dental Hygiene Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence Toward Prenatal Oral Health Through Experiential Learning: A pilot study

Denise C. McKinney, Sinjini Sikdar and Shillpa Naavaal
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2025, 99 (1) 8-16;
Denise C. McKinney
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
PhD, RDH, FADHA
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Sinjini Sikdar
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Shillpa Naavaal
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Department of Dental Public Health and Policy, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, USA
BDS, MS, MPH
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