An assessment of capitation in the General Dental Service Contract 2. Patterns of treatment provided to regularly attending patients

British Dental Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 460-464

  Mellor, A C ^a   Blinkhorn, A S ^a,b   Hassall, D C ^b   Holloway, P J ^b   Worthington, H V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DIET; ENGLAND; FEES, DENTAL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0031589385     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809413     Document Type: Article

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