"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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Knowledge of human papillomavirus among dental providers: A mixed methods study. Vaccine. 2020 01 16; 38(3):423-426.
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Medical emergencies in dental hygienists' practice. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul; 98(30):e16613.
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Perceptions of uncivil student behavior in dental education. J Dent Educ. 2015 Jan; 79(1):38-46.
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Selected allied health professionals' self-confidence in health promotion counseling skills and interest in continuing education programs. J Allied Health. 1988 May; 17(2):123-33.
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Health behaviors and beliefs of four allied health professions regarding health promotion and disease prevention. J Allied Health. 1985 Nov; 14(4):373-85.