Dutch Dental Hygienists and Their Daily Scope of Practice—A Survey Study
The overall majority in both groups does not treat caries (81.3%) but does administer local anaesthesia (85.1%). Bachelor DHs are more frequently engaged in three tasks in the extended scope of practice and are more likely to work in a team setting.
Authors
- G.A. van der Weijden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5075-8384)
- Erwin Berkhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-6763)
- Dagmar Else Slot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-0037)
- Meryam Bozia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5796-2935)
- Maniesha Shivani Bhagwandat
Institutions
- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.70002
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00