Providing dental care for special patients: Tips for the general dentist

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1666-1670

  Lawton, Larry ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038042115     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0118     Document Type: Article

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