Dental indices and their impact on targeting of dental prevention, periodontal and filling therapy in young adults undergoing subsidised public dental care

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-105

  Helminen, Seppo K J ^a   Vehkalahti, Miira M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental prevention; Filling therapy; Indices; Periodontal therapy; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; EVALUATION; FINLAND; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL CARE; STONE ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH CALCULUS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINLAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041418014     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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