Lower third molar treatment planning ability of general dental practitioners and oral maxillofacial surgeons using receiver operating characteristics methodology

British Dental Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 411-415

  Joynson, O B ^a   Williams, S L ^a   Brickley, M R ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; ROC CURVE; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030574288     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809278     Document Type: Article

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