Purpose The intent of this inquiry was to explore the lived experiences of dental hygienists
who provide restorative patient care. Methods Phenomenology was the qualitative approach …

Objective The intent of this inquiry was to explore the lived experiences of dental hygienists
who provide restorative patient care. Methods Phenomenology was the qualitative approach …

The purpose of this paper was to discover the attitudes and level of restorative dental
services provided by dental hygienists in Manitoba. Part one included six confidential …

Abstract In 2003, the Minnesota Dental Practice Act was modified to allow dental hygienists
and assistants to place amalgam, composite, glass ionomer, and stainless steel crowns. A …

Purpose: Changes in dental hygienists' scope of practice in the United States (US) are not
independent of general dentists' attitudes and behavior related to dental hygienists' …

"Values of Dental Hygienists in Three Different Occupational Settings" by Adele Cereghino Koot
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Presently, despite formal advances toward professional status and the acquisition of some
professional attributes, dental hygiene may or may not be recognized as a profession. While …

ABSTRACT Background In 2003, the Minnesota legislature revised the Dental Practice Act
to include restorative procedures in the scope of practice for registered dental assistants …

The dental hygienist's role in the treatment of special populations in nontraditional settings is
an important one. Little is known about the hygienist's practice characteristics in these …

Little data exists on dental hygiene roles in areas other than private practice. The purpose of
this study was to obtain demographic data on hospital-based dental hygienists and to …