Toothbrushing competency among high-risk grade one students: An evaluation of two methods of dental health education

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 197-202

  Hawkins, Robert J ^a   Zanetti, Debra L ^b   Main, Patricia A ^a,c   Otchere, Daniel F ^a,d   Dwyer, John J M ^b   Jokovic, Aleksandra ^a   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Region of Durham Health Department   (United States)

^d Peel Region Health Department

Author keywords

Dental health education; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ONTARIO; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0035468859     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03391.x     Document Type: Review

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