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The Use of Motivational Interviewing in Preventing Dental Caries Among Young Children

Denise C. McKinney, Melissa L. Sullivan and Futun Alkhalifah
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2025, 99 (3) 65-70;
Denise C. McKinney
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
PhD, RDH, FADHA
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Melissa L. Sullivan
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Futun Alkhalifah
Health Services Research Program, Joint School of Public Health, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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vol. 99 no. 3 65-70
PubMed 
40514075

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1553-0205
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  • Received April 17, 2025
  • Accepted May 6, 2025
  • Published online June 12, 2025.

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  1. Denise C. McKinney, PhD, RDH, FADHA⇑,
  2. Melissa L. Sullivan, PhD, RDH and
  3. Futun Alkhalifah, MS, PhD(c), RDH
  1. Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
  2. Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
  3. Health Services Research Program, Joint School of Public Health, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old, Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
  1. Corresponding author:
    Denise C. McKinney, PhD, RDH, FADHA; dclaibor{at}odu.edu
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