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- Title
GUEST EDITORIAL. Defining the Dental Hygienist's Role in Improving Population Health through Interprofessional Collaboration.
- Authors
Parker, Jessica L.; Dolce, Maria C.
- Abstract
The author discusses a novel collaborative practice model being tested by researchers at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine known as the Nurse Practitioner-Dentist (NPD) Model for Primary Care. Topics mentioned include the specific aims of the NPD Model, the responsibilities of dental hygienist as an integral member of the primary care team, and the significance of the emerging collaborative practice models to dental hygiene educators.
- Subjects
DENTAL hygienists; HEALTH status indicators; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; SOCIAL role
- Publication
Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2017, Vol 91, Issue 2, p4
- ISSN
1043-254X
- Publication type
Editorial