title: The Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner at the master's-degree level: is it necessary?
authors.affiliation: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Michele Leonardi
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Darby
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education*; D004500:Education, Graduate; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce