As more states consider adding the American Dental Association’s “oral preventive assistant,” dental hygienists assert patient care will suffer and suggest moving the profession toward self-governance.
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Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference Postponed to 2021
The fifth annual Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference scheduled for September 24-26, 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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