ADHA releases white paper on hygiene diagnosis

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nov 3, 2016

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has released a white paper titled "Dental Hygiene Diagnosis."

The goal of the white paper is to reduce the confusion on how to implement dental hygiene diagnosis into daily practice, according to the association.

The white paper can be downloaded from the ADHA website.

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