"Dental Hygienists" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist.
| Descriptor ID |
D003756
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.105.376 N02.360.067.105.376
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| Concept/Terms |
Dental Hygienists- Dental Hygienists
- Hygienists, Dental
- Dental Hygienist
- Hygienist, Dental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Hygienists" by people in Profiles.
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Berenson AB, Hirth JM, Southerland JH. Knowledge of human papillomavirus among dental providers: A mixed methods study. Vaccine. 2020 01 16; 38(3):423-426.
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Taichman RS, Parkinson JW, Nelson BA, Nordquist B, Ferguson-Young DC, Thompson JF. Program design considerations for leadership training for dental and dental hygiene students. J Dent Educ. 2012 Feb; 76(2):192-9.
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Taichman RS, Parkinson JW, Nelson BA, Nordquist B, Ferguson-Young DC, Thompson JF. Leadership training for oral health professionals: a call to action. J Dent Educ. 2012 Feb; 76(2):185-91.
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Brown TT, Finlayson TL, Scheffler RM. How do we measure shortages of dental hygienists and dental assistants? Evidence from California: 1997-2005. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Jan; 138(1):94-100.
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Patton LL, Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP. Adequacy of training in oral cancer prevention and screening as self-assessed by physicians, nurse practitioners, and dental health professionals. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Dec; 102(6):758-64.
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Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP, Patton LL. North Carolina dental hygienists' oral cancer knowledge and opinions: implications for education. J Cancer Educ. 2006; 21(3):151-6.
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Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP, Patton LL. North Carolina dental hygienists' assessment of patients' tobacco and alcohol use. J Dent Hyg. 2005; 79(2):9.