A comparison of the social backgrounds and dental health of patients attending the Community Dental Service, the General Dental Service and non registered patients

Community Dental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-96

  Waplington, J A ^a   White, D A ^a   Clarke, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Birmingham Dental School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACORN; Children; Community Dental Service; Dental health; Ethnic origin; General Dental Service; Non registered patients; Social background

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL CARIES; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 0032084983     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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