Evaluation of a community fissure sealant programme in County Meath, Ireland

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 146-152

  Parnell, C A ^a   O'Farrell, M ^a   Howell, F ^a   Hegarty, M ^a  

^a North Eastern Health Board   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fissure sealant; Retention; School dental service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141996926     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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