A proposed method for assessing the quality of sealants - The CCC Sealant Evaluation System

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-91

  Deery, Christopher ^a,b   Fyffe, Hazel E ^a   Nugent, Zoann J ^a   Nuttall, Nigel M ^a   Pitts, Nigel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental epidemiology; Dental surveys; Fissure sealants; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COLOR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0035315986     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2001.290202.x     Document Type: Article

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