Named Groups

Dental Assistants

Individuals who assist the dentist or the dental hygienist.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Individuals who assist the dentist or the dental hygienist.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Assistant, Dental
  • Assistants, Dental
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Nurses
  • Nurses, Dental
  • Dental Nurse
  • Nurse, Dental

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

DENTAL AUXILIARIES is also available

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.067.105w.250w
  2. M01w.526.485.330.245w.250w
  3. N02.360.067.105w.250w
  4. N02.360.330.245w.250w

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NLM Classification

WU 90

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Assistants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003726. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003726
  2. Dental Assistants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_assistant
  3. Dental Assistants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489933