Oral health status and dental service use of adults with learning disabilities living in residential institutions and in the community

Community Dental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 167-171

  Tiller, Simon ^a   Wilson, K I ^b   Gallagher, J E ^c  

^a PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Heeley Dental Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Caries; Dental health; Dental services; Learning disabilities case register; Learning disability; Mental retardation; Oral health; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAY CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DAY CARE; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEPOSITS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0035459409     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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