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Medical-Dental Integration

Barriers to Implementing Silver Diamine Fluoride into Primary Care Well-Child Visits

Raisa N. Deretti, Courtney Vannah and Linda D. Boyd
American Dental Hygienists' Association August 2025, 99 (4) 18-31;
Raisa N. Deretti
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene Boston, MA, USA
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Courtney Vannah
MCD Global Health, Hallowell, ME, USA
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Linda D. Boyd
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Boston, MA, USA
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