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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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