Developing role of dental hygienists in Japan
In Japan, the profession of the dental hygienist was created at the behest of GHQ in 1948, and as such forms part of the occupation's contribution to public health against a backdrop of postwar politics. The law was revised seven years later, allowing dental hygienists to assist in dental pract...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761612000257 |