How often should people go for routine dental recalls?

Community Dental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-259

  Sheiham, Aubrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDITORIAL; ENAMEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GINGIVA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH DISEASE;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DENTAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10044268641     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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