title: A defining time for dental hygiene.
authors.forename: Mary Alice
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000639:trends*; D018865:Dental Research; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009909:Oral Health; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service