A Medical-Dental Integration Model

By Laurie Clark, RDH, BADH, AP

As a practicing dental hygienist of 36 years, I am excited to witness the growth in oral health awareness around the world. Only in the past decade have I seen oral health on the forefront of the media’s and public’s radar. Additionally, new oral health delivery models are emerging for midlevel dental hygienists. In Arizona, direct-access dental hygienists are called affiliated practice (AP) dental hygienists. As an AP dental hygienist myself, I have been fortunate to be part of the direct access movement in Arizona, working with the state’s youngest and most vulnerable children.

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