title: Increasing patient service by effective use of dental hygienists.
abstract: Dental hygienists are well-educated professionals. Their responsibilities generally have been limited to scaling and polishing. Expanding into other clinical techniques, as permitted by practice laws, provides diversity for hygienists, lower cost services for patients and more time for dentists to provide the services their extra education allows.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christiensen
mesh_terms: D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012534:Dental Scaling; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D010781:Photography; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014073:Tooth Bleaching
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants