The allied dental professions: Executive summary

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1130-1136

  Fried, Jacquelyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied dental education; Allied dental professions; Curricula; Delivery systems; Dental assisting; Dental hygiene; Dental laboratory technology; Dental therapy; Licensure; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; DENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOUTH HYGIENE; OCCUPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LABORATORY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85030614495     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.017.069     Document Type: Article

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