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Biography
Dr. Le is an assistant research scientist, Department of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, and an orthodontic resident, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY.
Biography
Dr. Palamar is an associate professor of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: November 09, 2022
Accepted:
September 19,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 15,
2022
Received:
August 1,
2022
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Commentaries represent the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of the American Dental Association.
Disclosures. Drs. Le and Palamar did not report any disclosures.
Research reported in this article was supported by award R01DA044207 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.
The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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