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Oral Health Professionals' Views on the Interim Canada Dental Benefit in Manitoba, Canada. 口腔卫生专业人员对加拿大马尼托巴省临时加拿大牙科福利的看法。

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Journal of public health dentistry Pub Date : 2026-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/jphd.70047

Thiago H L Baltus, Abdul Abdulrahman, Silvana Fux, Saif Goubran, Betty-Anne Mittermuller, Katherine Yerex, Anil Menon, Athena Monayao, Khalida Hai-Santiago, Sonica Singhal, Robert J Schroth

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