A Comparison of Dental Hygienists’ Salaries to State Dental Supervision Levels.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of dental supervision on registered dental hygienists’ salaries in the 50 states and District of Columbia by comparing the average dental hygiene salaries from the largest metropolitan city within each state from May 2011, the most recent...
| Published in: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 88; no. 6; pp. 380 - 386 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Dec2014
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