The role of dental hygienists in oral health prevention

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Öhrn, Kerstin ^a  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental hygienist; Oral health prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOOTH DISEASE;

COUNSELING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 13844318394     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a10166     Document Type: Article

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