Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 462-466 , November 2009

Role of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in Oral Health Care

  • Donna Hallas, PhD, PNP-BC, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Donna Hallas PhD, PNP-BC, CPNP, New York University College of Nursing at the College of Dentistry, 726 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10003.
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  • Donna Shelley, MD, MPH

Received 6 April 2009 ,Accepted 3 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.09.009

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 462-466 , November 2009

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