Exploring professionalization among Brazilian oral health technicians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Professional dental auxiliaries emerged in the early 20th century in the United States of America and quickly spread to Europe and other regions of the world. In Brazil, however, oral health technicians (OHTs), who occupy a similar role as dental hygienists, had...

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Main Authors: Sanglard-Oliveira Carla, Werneck Marcos Azeredo, Lucas Simone, Abreu Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
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Online Access:http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/10/1/5