Factors influencing the frequency of bitewing radiography in general dental practice

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 272-276

  Rushton, V E ^a,b   Horner, K ^a   Worthington, H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diagnosis; Radiography

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030203414     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00858.x     Document Type: Article

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