Deborah Stewart, RDH, MBA

Dental Practice
3 solutions for healing the dental-and-hygiene schism
In this Second Opinion, hygienist Deborah Stewart and Dr. Michael W. Davis come together to examine what, in their view, contributes to the schism between the dental and hygiene professions. They offer practical solutions to both heal this schism and put the focus back on patient care.
August 6, 2015
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