Trends in oral surgery in England and Wales 1991-2000

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 639-645

  Dhariwal, D K ^a   Goodey, R ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; ENDODONTICS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MINOR SURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; APICOECTOMY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MOLAR, THIRD; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE DENTISTRY; SURGERY, ORAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WALES;

EID: 0037096261     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801447     Document Type: Review

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