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April 1, 2023 Volume 19 , Issue 4 , March/April 2023 Page(s): p. 24

63% of adults visited a dentist in 2020.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics

There were 214,000 dental hygiene jobs in the United States in 2021.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics

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A One-Step Prophy Paste that goes from coarse to fine with the added benefit of hydroxyapatite to effectively block open dentin tubules on an exposed dentin surface.

In 2020, 22.3% of the global population was estimated to use some form of tobacco.
Source: World Health Organization

There are currently 17 master's degree programs in dental hygiene available in the United States.
Source: American Dental Education Association

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