title: A dental hygienist who's A Lakota Sioux calls for new mid-level dental providers.
abstract: High rates of tooth decay and gum disease plague her native Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, along with the rest of Indian Country.
authors: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Maxine.Janis@nau.edu
authors: Maxine
authors: M
authors: Brings Him Back-Janis
mesh_terms: D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D009909:Oral Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D013023:South Dakota; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service