Effectiveness of an oral health promotion programme at the workplace

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 414-417

  Morishita, M ^a   Sakemi, M ^b   Tsutsumi, M ^b   Gake, S ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Lion Foundation for Dental Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community Periodontal Index; Decayed; Missing and filled teeth; Oral health education; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; TOOTH; TOOTH FILLING; WORKPLACE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTISTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DENTISTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0038343426     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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