"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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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Hygienists" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 impact, knowledge and preparedness among dental hygienists in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. Int J Dent Hyg. 2021 Nov; 19(4):464-473.
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Delivery of Health Care by Spanish Dental Hygienists in Private and Public Dental Services during the COVID-19 De-Escalation Phase (June 2020): A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 05; 18(16).
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Willingness and ability of oral health care workers to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 10; 152(10):791-799.
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Hybridized dental hygiene psychomotor skills instruction: The COVID-19 challenge. J Dent Educ. 2021 Dec; 85 Suppl 3:1930-1932.
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Global concerns of dental and oral health workers during COVID-19 outbreak: a scope study on the concerns and the coping strategies. Syst Rev. 2021 02 02; 10(1):45.
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COVID-19 Prevalence and Related Practices among Dental Hygienists in the United States. J Dent Hyg. 2021 Feb; 95(1):6-16.
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Employment Patterns of Dental Hygienists in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Dent Hyg. 2021 Feb; 95(1):17-24.
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COVID-19 pandemic and dental hygienists in Italy: a questionnaire survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct 31; 20(1):994.
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If the Coronavirus Were Red: Unresolved Concerns on COVID-19 Transmission in Oral Health Education. HERD. 2021 01; 14(1):304-305.
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Fear control and danger control amid COVID-19 dental crisis: Application of the Extended Parallel Process Model. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237490.