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Neurodiversity and the oral healthcare professional

BDJ In Practice volume 38, pages 180–183 (2025)Cite this article

‘Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will be best at any given moment'.1

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  1. Dentists´ Health Support Trust, Northampton, United Kingdom

    Janine Brooks

  2. Dentists´ Health Support Trust, London, United Kingdom

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Brooks, J., Jones, R. Neurodiversity and the oral healthcare professional. BDJ In Pract 38, 180–183 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-025-3153-z

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