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Summary

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) enhances healthcare delivery, with dental hygienists playing a key role. Their unique skills as preventive therapists and educators significantly benefit collaborative health teams.

Area of Science:

Healthcare Delivery
Dental Hygiene
Public Health

Background:

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is crucial for modern healthcare.
Support for collaborative models is widespread among health experts and organizations.
Dental hygienists offer unique skills valuable to collaborative teams.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the significant role of dental hygienists in interprofessional healthcare.
To underscore the relevance of dental hygienists in addressing oral health needs and systemic wellness.
To examine the integration of dental hygiene in collaborative models.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on interprofessional collaboration.
Analysis of the unique contributions of dental hygienists to healthcare teams.

Keywords:

Interprofessional education collaborative (IPEC)advanced dental hygiene practice models interprofessional collaboration interprofessional education

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Dental hygienists function as preventive therapists, health educators, and holistic providers.
Their involvement enhances the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare teams.
Growing recognition of the link between oral and systemic health increases their importance.

Conclusions:

Dental hygienists are integral to effective interprofessional collaboration.
Educational and clinical models supporting dental hygiene in IPC are expanding.
The future outlook for dental hygienists in collaborative healthcare is positive.