The influences on preventive care provided to children who frequently attend the UK General Dental Service

British Dental Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 329-332

  Tickle, M ^a   Milsom, K M ^b   King, D ^c   Blinkhorn, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Chester and Halton Community Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTITION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTITION, PRIMARY; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 18244432293     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809947     Document Type: Article

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