Can dental epidemiological information be gathered during routine dental examinations by General Dental Practitioners?

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Nuttall, Nigel M ^a   Clarkson, Jan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Dental caries; Dental surveys; General Dental Practitioners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH FILLING;

ADULT; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; DMF INDEX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 20444383135     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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