Addressing disparities in children's oral health: A dental-medical partnership to train family practice residents

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 886-895

  Mouradian, Wendy E ^a   Schaad, Douglas C ^a   Kim, Sara ^b   Leggott, Penelope J ^a   Domoto, Peter S ^a   Maier, Russell ^b   Stevens, Nancy G ^b   Koday, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's oral health; Dental medical collaboration; Disparities; Family medicine residency training; Interprofessional care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINORITY GROUP; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MINORITY GROUPS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; ORAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0141496349     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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