"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Hygienists" by people in Profiles.
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Dental hygienists' use of motivational interviewing and perceptions of effectiveness in changing patient behaviors. J Dent Educ. 2022 Aug; 86(8):909-917.
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Dentist-administered vaccines: An American Dental Association Clinical Evaluators Panel survey. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 01; 153(1):86-87.e2.
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Graduates' perceptions of self-assessment training in clinical dental hygiene education. J Dent Educ. 2002 Oct; 66(10):1146-53.