 Dental Hygienists
"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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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 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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Braun PA, Chavez C, Flowerday C, Furniss A, Dickinson M. Embedding Dental Hygienists into Medical Care Teams: Implementation and evaluation of a medical-dental integration approach in Colorado. J Dent Hyg. 2023 Jun; 97(3):21-27.
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Owens YA, DeStaffany AM, Crow ME, Johnson LR, Tilliss TS, Johnson RL, McNair BK. Examining the Case for Dental Hygienists' Teaching Predoctoral Dental Students: A Two-Part Study. J Dent Educ. 2019 Dec; 83(12):1427-1435.
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Marchini L, Recker E, Hartshorn J, Cowen H, Lynch D, Drake D, Blanchette DR, Dawson DV, Kanellis M, Caplan D. Iowa nursing facility oral hygiene (INFOH) intervention: A clinical and microbiological pilot randomized trial. Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Nov; 38(6):345-355.
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Griffin SO, Jones K, Naavaal S, O'Connell JM, Demopoulos C, Arlotta D. Estimating the cost of school sealant programs with minimal data. J Public Health Dent. 2018 12; 78(1):17-24.
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Braun PA, Cusick A. Collaboration Between Medical Providers and Dental Hygienists in Pediatric Health Care. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 06; 16 Suppl:59-67.
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Stolberg RL, Tilliss T. The Baccalaureate-Educated Dental Hygienist. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 06; 16 Suppl:136-43.
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Laronde DM, Corbett KK. Adjunctive screening devices for oral lesions: their use by Canadian Dental Hygienists and the need for knowledge translation. Int J Dent Hyg. 2017 Aug; 15(3):187-194.
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Tilliss T. The moment of opportunity. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2014 Jun; 14 Suppl:2-3.
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Braun PA, Kahl S, Ellison MC, Ling S, Widmer-Racich K, Daley MF. Feasibility of colocating dental hygienists into medical practices. J Public Health Dent. 2013; 73(3):187-94.
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Flaitz CM, Carlin N, Shepherd BW, McWherter JA, Bebermeyer RD, Walji MF, Spike J. The journey beyond silos. Teaching and learning interprofessional ethics at UTHealth. Tex Dent J. 2011 Aug; 128(8):716-26.
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